Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM)

Dr. Pilar Aranda (Research Professor)

Dr. Bernd Wicklein (Tenured Scientist)

Ismael Ballesteros (Lab Technician)
Andrea Rivas Garrido (Research Facility´s staff)

+34 913349000 ext. 437386
+34 91766520 (direct number)

Lab S37 (basement)

Equipment

Apreo 2 ChemiSEM microscope
It enables integrated quantitative X-ray microanalysis, which allows for real-time quantitative elemental mapping while navigating the sample, as well as the detection of light elements without the need for additional, time-consuming data acquisition steps
The microscope allows for the analysis of magnetic samples with nanometric resolution (that is, one millionth of a millimeter) without the magnetism distorting the lens system. “This is a common limitation in traditional magnetic-immersion microscopes,” continues Wicklein, explaining that the vast majority of ultra-high-resolution microscopes use magnetic-immersion objective lenses, which either prevent the observation of ferromagnetic or strongly magnetic materials or cause distortions during such observation.
Apreo 2 incorporates two automation algorithms for beam alignment and adjustment, which helps minimize turnaround times and enables intensive use of the system