Infrastructure

Scanning electron microscope

Type
Equipment
Acronym
Cryo-SEM
Code
APP/00145
Date of commissioning
01 September 2013 → …
Organisation
  • Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health (BW23)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Surfaces, interfaces, 2D materials
    • Structural analysis
    • Surface and interface chemistry
Keywords
SEM visualization surface structure analysis Microscopy
Brand Name/manufacturer
JEOL
Other information
 
Description

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) provides a topographic view of the surface of a sample by irradiating the surface with a fine electron beam. The JEOL JSM 7100F SEM is equipped with a cryo-stage (PP3010T Cryo-SEM Preparation System, Quorum Technologies) for sample preparation which allows to fracture a sample and sublime the free water, thus exposing the internal microstructure of high moisture products. Structures in the range of 100 nm up to several µm can be visualized.