Instrumentation

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UU

Chalmers Node

Microscope brand: JEOL

Model: Monochromated ARM200F

  • Commissioned 2019

Technical specifications:

  • Acceleration voltage 40 kV, 60 kV, 80 kV, and 200 kV
  • Schottky field emission gun (FEG)
  • Monochromator with energy spread ~ 20 meV at 40 kV and ~ 50 meV at 200 kV
  • ASCOR probe Cs corrector
  • CETCOR image Cs corrector
  • 0.7 Å spatial resolution in STEM at 200 kV
  • 0.7 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 200 kV
  • Double silicon drifted detector (SDD) for EDX
  • BF, ADF, and HAADF detectors for STEM
  • Segmented annular all field (SAAF) detector for STEM differential phase contrast (DPC) imaging
  • Secondary electron detector
  • NanoMegas procession electron diffraction system
  • Electrostatic biprism for electron holography
  • Gatan OneView camera with in situ function
  • Gatan Image Filter (GIF) Continuum with DualEELS and Rio CMOS camera

Location:

  • Campus Johannaberg, CTH

 Dedicated in situ holders:

  • DENS Stream liquid holder with MEMS-based chips for liquid-envriorment and electrochemical experiments
  • DENS Lightning heating and biasing holder with MEMS chips for in situ thermal and electrical TEM measurements
  • Fischione cryo transfer tomography holder
  • STM-TEM holder

Microscope brand: FEI

Model: Titan 80-300

  • Commissioned 2007

Technical specifications:

  • Acceleration voltage 80 kV – 300 kV
  • Schottky field emission gun (FEG)
  • Monochromator with energy spread ~ 100 meV at 300 kV and ~ 50meV at 80 kV
  • DCOR Cs probe corrector
  • 0.7 Å spatial resolution in STEM at 300 kV
  • ~2 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 300 kV
  • Si(Li) EDX detector
  • BF, ADF, and HAADF detectors for STEM
  • Electrostatic biprism for electron holography
  • Gatan Ultrascan 1000XP CCD camera
  • Gatan Image Filter (GIF) Tridium with Ultrascan 1000XP CCD

Location:

  • Campus Johannaberg, CTH

 

Dedicated in situ holders:

  • DENS Stream liquid holder with MEMS-based chips for liquid-envriorment and electrochemical experiments
  • Fischione Model 2021 analytical tomography holder
  • Fischinone 2050 on-axis rotation tomography holder
  • Nanofactory STM-TEM holder

Microscope brand: FEI

Model: Tecnai T20

  • Commissioned 2007

Technical specifications:

  • Acceleration voltage 200 kV
  • Thermionic LaB6 electron source
  • ~ 2 nm spatial resolution in STEM at 200 kV
  • ~ 2 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 200 kV
  • Si(Li) EDX detector
  • Fischione HAADF detector for STEM
  • Gatan Orius CCD camera

Location:

  • Campus Johannaberg, CTH

 

Dedicated in situ holders:

  • DENS Stream liquid holder with MEMS-based chips for liquid-envriorment and electrochemical experiments
  • Fischione Model 2021 analytical tomography holder
  • Fischinone 2050 on-axis rotation tomography holder
  • Nanofactory STM-TEM holder

Sample preparation equipment:

  • Allied MultiPrep precision polisher system for mechnanical polising
  • Fischione 1010 gentle ion mill
  • FEI Versa3D focus ion beam – scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM)
  • Tescan GAIA FIB-SEM
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KTH Node

Microscope brand: JEOL

Model: JOEL 2100 modified by IDES  (UEM system)

  • Commissioned 2015

Technical specifications:

  • Acceleration voltage 80 kV – 200 kV
  • LaB6 cathode
  • 2 Å spatial resolution at 200 kV
  • BF, ABF, ADF detectors for STEM
  • Gatan 2k Ultrascan 1000XP CCD camera
  • Gatan Quantum GIF with 2k CCD
  • ASI Timepix 3 direct electron detector

Technical specification in time-resolved mode:

  • Temporal resolution:< 1 ps
  • Spatial resolution:< 5 nm
  • Energy resolution:< 1 eV

    Amplitude Tangerine optical fiber fs-laser

      • Commissioned 2015

      Technical specifications:

      • Average power: >35W
      • Energy per pulse:>200µJ
      • Pulse width: <350fs
      • Repetition Rate: single shot to 40MHz
      • Central wavelength: 1030nm
      • Other wavelength: 515nm (SHG), 257nm (FHG)

      Location:

      • Electrum, Campus Kista, KTH

       

      Dedicated in situ holders:

      • JOEL single-tilt Liquid-Nitrogen Cryo-holder reaching down to 100K

      Sample preparation equipment:

      • Leica Ultracut S Ultramicrotome
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      Linköping University Node

      Microscope brand: FEI

      Model: Titan G2 60-300

      • Commissioned 2011

      Technical specifications:

      • Acceleration voltage 60 kV – 300 kV
      • High brightness X-FEG gun
      • Monochromator with energy spread of < 0.15 eV at 300 kV and <0.08 eV at 60 kV
      • DCOR Cs probe and image correctors
      • 0.7 Å spatial resolution in STEM at 300 kV
      • 0.7 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 300 kV
      • Super-X EDX detector
      • BF, ABF, ADF, and HAADF detectors for STEM
      • Gatan 2k Ultrascan 1000XP CCD camera
      • Quantum GIF with DualEELS and 2k CCD

      Location:

      • Ångströmhuset, Campus Valla, LiU

       

      Dedicated in situ holders:

      • Gatan double tilt heating holder reaching up to 900 °C.
      • DENs Wildfire double-tilt heating holder with MEMS-based chips reaching up to 1300 °C
      • Protochips Atmosphere gas cell holder allows gas exposures at pressures up to 1 atm while reaching up to 1000 °C.
      • Protochips Poseidon liquid cell holder allows liquid exposures of the samples and electrochemistry studies.
      • Fischione Model 2021 analytical tomography holder.

       

      Sample preparation equipment:

      • Fully equipped lab for traditional TEM sample preparation including Ar ion milling systems.
      • Carl Zeiss cross beam 1540 ESB Focused Ion Beam system
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        Lund University Node

        Microscope brand: Hitachi

        Model: HF-3300S enviormental TEM (ETEM) 

        • Inaugurated 2018

        Technical specifications:

        • Acceleration voltage 100 kV – 300 kV
        • Cold FEG gun
        • BCOR Cs image corrector
        • 0.86 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 300 kV
        • Oxford AZtec Advanced EDS, 80mm2 SDD detector with Moxtek AP X-ray window
        • BF, HAADF and SE detectors for STEM
        • Gatan OneView IS

         Gas handling system:

        • Open system
        • Gas injection via specially designed holders or via side port injector
        • Dual gas lines to microscope/holder
        • Gas pressure at chip: maximum ~10Pa. Possible to increase to a few hundreds Pa using an optional lid on gas injection holder (no EDS possible with lid)
        • Heating done using MEMS chips (Norcada), up to 1200°C
        • Gases installed: H2, N2, O2, trimethylaluminium (TMAl), trimethylgallium (TMGa), trimethylindium (TMIn), trimethylantimony (TMSb), arsine (AsH3) and phosphine (PH3)

        Location:

        • nCHREM, Kemicentrum, LU

         

          Microscope brand: JEOL

          Model: JEM-2200FS

          • Installed 2016

          Technical specifications:

          • Acceleration voltage 200 kV or 120kV
          • Schottky FEG gun
          • Cryo polepiece
          • 2.8 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 200 kV
          • 3 Å spatial resolution in STEM at 200 kV
          • Omega filter
          • BF and HAADF detectors for STEM
          • TVIPS F416 camera

           Holders:

          • Cryo holder
          • High tilt holder for tomography
          • High tilt cryo holder for cryo-tomography

           

          Location:

          • nCHREM, Kemicentrum, LU

            Microscope brand: JEOL

            Model: JEM-3000F

            • Installed 2003

            Technical specifications:

            • Acceleration voltage 300 kV
            • Schottky FEG gun
            • 1.7 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 300 kV
            • Oxford AZtec EDS, 80mm2 SDD detector
            • BF and HAADF detectors for STEM
            • Gatan Orius CCD camera

             Holders:

            • Double tilt
            • Cryo holder
            • Heating holder

             Location:

            • nCHREM, Kemicentrum, LU
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              Stockholm University Node

              Microscope brand: Themo Fisher Scientific

              Model: Themis Z G3 

                • Commissioned 2019

                Technical specifications:

                • Acceleration voltages: 60 kV, 200 kV or 300 kV
                • High brightness X-FEG gun
                • Monochromator with energy spread of < 0.15 eV at 300 kV and <0.08 eV at 60 kV
                • Cs DCOR probe and Cs CETCOR image correctors
                • 0.6 Å spatial resolution in STEM at 300 kV
                • 0.6 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 300 kV
                • Super-X EDX detector
                • BF, ADF, 4-segmented ADF and HAADF detectors for STEM
                • Gatan OneView camera with in-situ option
                • Amsterdam Scientific Instrument CheeTah hybrid pixel detector
                • Quantum GIF ER with DualEELS and 2k CCD

                Location:

                • Arrehnius Laboratory, Stockholm University

                Dedicated in situ holders:

                • Gatan double tilt heating holder (model 652) reaching up to 900 °C.
                • Gatan double tilt cooling holder (model 636) reaching liquid nitrogen temperature
                • Gatan Cyro-transfer holder (Elsa)
                • Gatan double tilt vacuum transfer holder (model 648)
                • Fischione Model 2020 tomography holder
                • Fischione Model 2045 dual-axis tomography holder

                  Microscope brand: JEOL

                  Model: JEM-2100F (UHR pole piece)

                  • Commissioned 2007

                  Technical specifications:

                  • Acceleration voltages: 80 kV or 200 kV
                  • Schottky FEG gun
                  • Energy spread of < 1.0 eV at 200 kV
                  • 2.0 Å spatial resolution in STEM at 200 kV
                  • 1.9 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 200 kV
                  • JEOL EDX detector
                  • JEOL BSE, BF and ADF detectors for STEM
                  • Gatan Ultrascan 1000 camera
                  • Gatan Orius 200D camera
                  • Gatan GIF Tridium with 2k CCD camera

                  Location:

                  • Arrehnius Laboratory, Stockholm University

                      Microscope brand: JEOL

                      Model: JEM-2100 (HT pole-piece)

                      • Commissioned 2007

                      Technical specifications:

                      • Acceleration voltages: 80 kV, 100kV, 120kV or 200 kV
                      • LaB6 gun
                      • 3.0 Å spatial resolution in STEM at 200 kV
                      • 2.5 Å spatial resolution in TEM at 200 kV
                      • JEOL BSE, and ADF detectors for STEM
                      • Gatan Orius SC1000 camera
                      • Gatan Orius 200D camera
                      • Amsterdam Scientific Instrument Timpex camera (QTPX-262k)
                      • Precession electron diffraction (Nanomega & JEOL)

                      Location:

                      • Arrehnius Laboratory, Stockholm University

                       Dedicated in situ holders for JEOL TEMs:

                      • Gatan double tilt heating holder (model 652) reaching up to 900 °C.
                      • Gatan double tilt cooling holder (model CHDT3504) reaching liquid nitrogen temperature
                      • Gatan Cryo-transfer holder (model CT3500)
                      • Gatan Cyro-transfer tomography holder (model 914)
                      • JEOL vacuum transfer holder
                      • JEOL light-import holder
                      • Fischione Model 2040 dual-axis tomography holder
                      • Gatan ultra-high tomography holder (model 912)

                          Sample preparation equipment:

                          • Fully equipped lab for traditional TEM sample preparation including Ar-ion milling systems
                          • Thermo Fisher Scientific Vitrobot
                          • Lecia Cyro-ultramicrotome
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                          Uppsala University Node

                          Microscope brand: FEI

                          Model: Titan Themis 200

                          Technical specifications:

                          • Acceleration voltage 80 kV – 200 kV
                          • Cs corrected proble for HRSTEM, resolution is about 80 pm at 200 kV, (140 pm 80 kV)
                          • EDS SuperX G2
                          • DCOR Cs probe and image correctors
                          • CEFID energy filter: EELS, EFTEM, 4D STEM
                          • BF, ADF, and HAADF detectors for STEM
                          • TFS Ceta camera
                          • Dectris direct electron detector
                          • TVIPS 4k by 4k CMOS camera

                          Location:

                          • Myfab Uppsala, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala

                          Dedicated in situ holders:

                          • TFS single tilt holder
                          • 2 TFS double tilt holder
                          • Fischione Model 2021 analytical tomography holder.
                          • DensSolution in situ heating ((up to 1300 deg C) and biasing.
                          • Protochips Poseidon liquid cell holder allows liquid exposures of the samples and electrochemistry studies.

                            Sample preparation equipment:

                            • Fully equipped lab for traditional TEM sample preparation including Ar ion milling system.
                            • Carl Zeiss CrossBeam550,Focused Ion Beam system.

                            Technical specifications:

                            • Different gas assistance available (etching XeF2, H2O // deposition Pt, W, C)
                            • 3D imaging capabilities using SmartFIB or Atlas5 (3D EDS together with other detectors) 
                            • The STEM detector 
                            • The 4 axis omniprobe (3 linear and 1 rotation)
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