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PtBi Alloys with Engineered Crystallinity for Spin Hall Nano-Oscillators ​The efficient control of magnetization via spin–orbit torque (SOT), primarily generated by the Spin Hall effect (SHE), lies at the core of modern spintronics. Pt is an important material choice...

Figure: a) High resolution annular bright field image showing g-CN (002) lattice planes. The panels 1, 2, 3 are HAADF, EDS maps and EDS spectra, respectively for the Fe doped (b) and Na doped graphitic carbon nitride (c) samples.TEM reveals the structure of modified...

(a) Schematic illustration of the ultrafast electron microscope (UEM) used for the experimental measurements. (b) The geometry of the Si membrane [100] with slanted sides acting as mirrors. The pump laser, with a Gaussian beam profile, was carefully aligned at one of...

Microscopy Europe included in the ESFRI roadmap 2026 In a recent decision, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) decided to include Microscopy Europe as a project in their “Roadmap 2026”, wherein ARTEMI participates as the Swedish node. The...

ARTEMI Staff Scientists Visit Stockholm University and KTH ARTEMI Staffs scientists’ team had a lunch-to-lunch meeting in Stockholm on 28th and 29th April 2026. The team members updated the status of their facilities and exchanged the scientific and technological...

(Left) Flatworm showing characteristic head and tail region. (Middle) Cryo-TEM image showing EVs extracted from the flatworms with either single layer or double layer membranes (white and orange arrows respectively). (Right) dark spots inside the EVs indicate the...

Arrival of Next-Generation Microscopy– New Iliad Ultra STEM Enables New Research Capabilities at ARTEMI and in Sweden The installation of the Thermo Scientific Iliad Ultra (S)TEM at Linköping University marks a significant advancement in ARTEMI’s analytical and...

Atomic models of MoS2 and simulated PACBED patterns for five different strain tensor and rotation cases. For each case, the top panel illustrates the deformed unit cell (black) relative to the original unit cell (red) and specifies the strain tensor and rotation...

ARTEMI Staff Scientist Visit to Uppsala University The ARTEMI team meeting was hosted at the Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, on 19-20 November 2025. The first day focused on presentations highlighting ongoing transmission electron microscopy activities at...

(a) A transient laser grating triggers a structural phase transition, resulting in different lattice structures in separate domains of the same lamella. (b) Ultrafast diffraction-contrast imaging using various virtual masks (right panel). Different virtual masks...

Three New PhD Theses Advance the Field of Electron Crystallography Three recently defended PhD theses at Stockholm University have developed different aspects of electron crystallography, including advancements in terms of methods as well as structural analysis....

Figure 1. Newly delivered liquid cell transmission electron microscopy holder with potentionstat and MEMS chips.New Liquid Cell TEM Holder Enhances Electrochemical Research at Lund University Lund University has recently received a state-of-the-art liquid cell...

Schematic a) of two neighboring microheaters on a chip mounted in the ETEM. The illumination of a nanowire growing epitaxially from the microheater sidewall is indicated by the resulting image of the nanowire. The precursors are injected from two separate side ports...

ARTEMI Secures Continued Funding from the Swedish Research Council The Swedish Research Council has announced its decision on the research infrastructures to receive funding for the coming years. We are delighted to share that ARTEMI, the Swedish research...

The 9th International Workshop on Advanced and In Situ Microscopies of Functional Nanomaterials and Devices (IAMNano) 2025 was Held at Chalmers The International Workshop on Advanced and In Situ Microscopies of Functional Nanomaterials and Devices (IAMNano) 2025 was...

Figure 1. (a) Schematic illustration of the experimental UEM geometry and sample excitation. (b) atomic structure mode of WTe2 in Td and T* phase. (c) DF imaging of an optically patterned structural phase transition.Control of Phonons and Topology by Structured Light...

The formation of Li and Li₂O precipitates at the SEISEI layer growth in the solid state battery materials and Li mapping using STEM-EELSIn operando TEM analysis on the Solid State Battery materials (PEO+LiTFSI) A solid-state lithium battery for in-situ TEM observation...

Prof. Gunnar Svensson Steps Down After 40 Years in Science, SU’s EMC Welcomes New Director Prof. Tom Willhammar Professor Gunnar Svensson, Director of the Electron Microscopy Center (EMC) at the Department of Chemistry, Stockholm University since 2007, has decided to...

The first ARTEMI user meeting was held at Chalmers University of Technology The first ARTEMI user meeting was organized by Chalmers University of Technology (CTH) and held on February 5, 2025, both in-person in Gothenburg and online. This one-day event brought...

Oxidation of carbon nanomaterials using a nanoparticulate iron oxide catalyst: Direct observations in an electron microscopeOxidation of carbon black N990. Top row frames (a–c) were recorded in STEM mode using SE detector. Frame (a) was captured before oxidation...

Formation of Cr2C phase by Al extraction from a Cr2AlC using chemical etching-free methodology MAX phases are a family of ternary nanolaminated compounds that have garnered significant attention due to their unique properties, which bridge the gap between metals and...

Mn-doped WSe2 as an efficient electrocatalyst for renewable energy production The ongoing energy crisis has made it imperative to develop low-cost, easily fabricated, yet efficient materials. Among transition metal dichalcogenides and other 2D materials, tungsten...

Ultrafast Imaging of Plasmon-Mediated Demagnetization Dynamics In a groundbreaking study, researchers at KTH employed Lorentz ultrafast electron microscopy (LUEM) to observe the spatiotemporal dynamics of ultrafast demagnetization mediated by surface plasmon...

Growth analysis of aluminum carbonitride (AlC3N) deposited by magnetron sputtering on monocrystalline sapphire substrate Crystallinity control and its relation to the substrate is a central question in material design as it affects the physical properties of the...

NordTEMhub/ARTEMI Workshop Explores Machine Learning in Transmission Electron Microscopy Linköping University hosted the NordTEMhub/ARTEMI workshop on Machine Learning Methods in Transmission Electron Microscopy, a two-day event focused on the growing role of...

Professor Xiaodong ZouProfessor Xiaodong Zou - IVA´s Gold Medal Professor Xiaodong Zouhas been award IVA´s Gold Medal for the developement of methods for rapid structure determination of small crystals of inorganic, porous, and organic materials. She is active at the...

AI Workshop program 28th October, 2024 08:00 – 08:35 Introductory welcome message 08:35 – 09:40 Michael Felsberg ”Machine Learning for Computer Vision” (talk + questions) 09:40 – 10:10 Coffee break 10:10 – 11:05 Ivan Lobato ”Deep denoising on high resolution TEM and...

a-b) SEM micrographs showing a pristine CNT membrane. c) ADF STEM image of a single CNT. d)-e) SEM images showing uniform deposition of a thin film on the CNT membrane. f) ADF STEM image showing a CNT after CVD. g) EELS B-K map. h) EELS C-K map. i) EELS line scans...

Opening ceremony at EMC 2024 by Prof. Eva OlssonARTEMI presence at European Microscopy Congress 2024After a four-year delay, the European Microscopy Congress (EMC) finally took place in Copenhagen during the last week of August. With over 2,500 participants from...

Thermo Fischer Scientific will deliver the new microscope to LiU. They provided a lego version in the meantime.Next generation STEM at LiU procured Two years after the original grant, the procurement of the next generation advanced scanning transmission electron...

Tou can find the registration form via the link below: https://forms.office.com/e/My6c3zq46i   Time and place: October 28th-29th, 2024, Linköping University, Sweden Register before September 23 to get a reduced price on hotel rooms (or for free if you are a...

Standing wave in a line defect of the Weyl semimetal WTe2. (a) Image of sample with a line defect, the green curved lines indicate the positions of nodes and antinodes, the orange regions labeled A-C indicate the positions of the line profiles for the space-time...

In situ atomic-resolution study of phase transformation in Ga2O3 Disorder-order phase transformation is a foundamental research question in material science. It is also crucial for the application of a range of technologically important materials, including Ga2O3,...

Time and place: October 28th-29th, 2024, Linköping University, Sweden Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/My6c3zq46i Important notice: if you are a NordTEMhub/ARTEMI member and registered before September 23rd, you do NOT have to reserve hotel room in Ekoxen by...

NordTEMhub/ARTEMI Workshop held on Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction In recent years electron crystallography has gained significant attention with the advent of three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED) for structural analysis of crystalline specimens. The...

Time-resolved imaging of the structural phase transition in VO2. (a) the Ultrafast transmission electron microscope (UTEM) at KTH. (b) High-quality single-crystalline VO2 lamella prepared using FIB at KTH. (c-d) Electron diffraction in VO2 prior and after laser...

New EELS Spectrometer at Uppsala University  With the increasing use of the scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) technique in our aberration-corrected TEM, atomic resolution spectroscopy techniques have become feasible and contribute essentially to...

(a) A sintered AuAg particle, (b) an unsintered  agglomerated AuAg particle and (c,d) XEDS maps of the elements, showing even alloying down to atomic level.Nanoparticle composition What is the composition of nanoparticles produced by spark ablation (SA)? This is a...

(a) Cross-sectional STEM image, (b) simulated electron diffraction and (c) corresponding FFT pattern of the (d) Bi2GeTe4 crystal viewed in [210] direction. (e) HR-STEM image acquired at higher magnification.Bi2GeTe4 Crystal structure The next generation of computing...