Equipment
The AMCC has a range of microscopes available for your characterization needs. The TEM and SEM provide the ability to image objects from 5nm-5cm. If the material is sensitive to damage from the electron beams or 3D visualization is desired, then our AFM can provide these details. The AMCC also houses X-ray diffractometers to analyze crystal structures and light scattering instruments to study size distribution.
Scanning Electron Microscope/Focused Ion Beam
The SCIOS Dual-Beam Scanning Electron Microscope/ Focused Ion Beam is a powerful research tool which allows for high resolution imaging as well as sample sectioning. Some of the features include:
- Imaging Detectors: In-lens (T1, T2), CBS/ABS (Backscatter), ETD (Secondary), STEM w/ HAADF
- FIB milling with Gallium LMIS
- Platinum Deposition
- Easy-Lift Needle Manipulator for TEM lammelas
- EDX Elemental Analysis to indentify which elements are present in the sample
- EBSD for grain orientation mapping (3D available)
- Nability E-Beam Lithography
Scanning Electron Microscope (Low-Vac)
The FEI Apreo provides high resolution imaging for both conductive and non-conductive samples (in Low-Vac mode). The Apreo is equipted with an EDAX elemental analysis detector to provide compositional information of samples.
Transmission Electron Microscope
Talos F200i (Thermofisher)
- 200Kv Field Emission gun
- STEM
- HAADF
- EDS
X-Ray Diffractometer: Rigaku Smartlab XRD
- Tube type: Cu with long line focus (wavelength = 1.54056 A)
- Jade analysis suite with ICDD PDF 4 database
- Normal Operating Power 45kV, 40mA
X-Ray Diffractometer: Analysis Software
MDI’s Jade is a full quantification program for X-Ray Diffraction data. Access over 300,000 known phases in the accompanying ICDD diffraction database to correctly identify unknown material. Utilize the built-in whole pattern fitting functionality to quantify compound components, observe and manipulate data with ease, and prepare reports with a variety of graphical options.
Thermal Analysis
TGA 550 (TA Instruments)
- Temp range: RT-800C
DSC D2500 (TA Instruments)
- Temp range: -90-550C
- Modulated DSC available
Rheometer HR-20 (TA Instruments)
- DMA attachment available
Coming soon
TEM with STEM/EDS capabilities (Thermofisher Talos)