General information

• Investigation area

  Electron Microscopy

  Surface Analytics
• Techniques

  Scanning Electron Microscopy
  Thermomechanical Analysis
  
• Manufacturer

  Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Fabrication year

  2024
• Measured quantity

  Surface information on surface structure or elemental composition.
• Main application

  Main applications include surface structure analysis as well as Material analysis (EDS) for a wide range of samples. A special focus is on biological samples for life sciences, which can be analysed in low vacuum or environmental mode often without prior preparations (critical point drying, sputtercoating).
• In-situ, real-time compatible

  Yes
• Correlated workflow available

  Yes

Instrument specification

• Technical aspects

  Multipurpose stage for up to 21 samples tiltable from -15° to 90°, with flexible and precise eucentric positioning and tracking of saved positions.
  ChemiSEM software and EDS detector for elemental analysis, which is possible for non-conductive samples in low-vacuum mode.

• In-situ capabilities

  MEMS-based ?heater enables highly localized sample heating up to 1200 °C in 100 ms for in situ high resolution imaging. EDS and EBSD imaging above 1000 °C is also possible due to low thermal radiation of the ?heater. WetSTEM system: Analysis of thin and bulk materials with absorbed water on a TEM grid, e.g. nanoparticles, thin samples and emulsions. Dynamic experiments to mimic industrial processes with humidity changes and temperature variation from -20°C to 60°C In situ tensile testing stage: 10 N load cell: tensile and compression forces from 10 mN to 10 N. Spindle spacing of 38 mm for in situ mechanical testing of small samples. Possibility for cyclic tests with a frequency of up to 0.1 Hz. Compatible with EDS analysis.
• Correlated workflow

  MAPS software for large-area image acquisition on multiple samples with up to four different simultaneous signals.

Contact

• Application scientist

  Jendrian Riedel
  
  Ger?tezentrum für Multidisziplin?re Strukturanalyse GZMS M K11
  Phone number 0421 5905 3479
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• Jan-Henning Dirks
  MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes , Biomimetics-Innovation-Centre
  Hochschule Bremen - City University of Applied Sciences HKS 402
  Phone number +49 421 5905 6010
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• Principal investigator

  Jan-Henning Dirks
  

Instrument location

• Group

  Ger?tezentrum für Multidisziplin?re Strukturanalyse GZMS
• Room

  M K12