Material Science Instrumentation
The ER-C Material Science Facility houses conventional and state-of-the-art electron microscopes, ranging from standard scanning electron microscopes to highly-specialised aberration corrected instruments offering sub-Å resolution imaging and spectroscopy, as well as quantitative measurements of electromagnetic field distributions using phase contrast techniques that include off-axis electron holography and 4D STEM.
Spectra
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The TFS Spectra 300 is a state-of-the-art FEG Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (S/TEM) with a high-tension voltage range of 30 kV – 300 kV. Thanks to its specially designed enclosure it is not only possible to transfer information well below 1 Å resolution, it also allows the system to easily reach ultra-high resolution routinely in a noisier environment.
Hitachi
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The Hitachi HF5000 is a (scanning) transmission electron microscope designed to unravel solid-state phenomena at the atomic scale. By combining high special resolution and analytical capabilities with a gas inlet system and a variety of in situ holders, structural and compositional changes of a broad range of materials can be revealed at the atomic level.