Impact of Nanotechnology on New Instrumentation Barbara Foster The Microscopy & Imaging Place, Inc Microscopy/Microscopy Education (MME) www.MicroscopyEducation.com
[email protected] • Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Pittcon Gives New Eyes to Chemistry," Am Lab, April 2008 • Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Faster, Smaller, More Economical Imaging Tools at SPIE 2007, The Effect of Nanotechnology,“ Am Lab News, Nov/Dec 2007 • Caveats: No commercial interest Apologies to anyone we missed (PDFs of articles and this paper available in The Library at www.MicroscopyEducation.com) 2 Three key topics • Desktop SEMs – a new product category • Collision between spectroscopy & imaging • Extension of light microscopy into the nano world 3 General trends • Smaller footprints • Simpler design • Easier to use Lab-to-Fab/research to routine transition Ideal for students Routine work: QA/QC, quick check in manufacturing • Expanded analytical capabilities •Muchmore economical 4 Desktop SEMs 1. Evex MiniSEM 2. FEI Phenom 3. Hitachi T1000* 4. Jeol/Nikon NeoScope 5. NovelX MySEM 5 Desktop SEMs– a new product category • Fills the magnification gap between LM and SEM LM – up to about 1000x useful magnification EM – 20,000X and higher • Adds 3-dimensionality L: Light microscopy, Diatome R: SEM, Diatome (14,000x) Images courtesy: FEI 6 Desktop SEMs • Magnifications from 20x to 120,000x • 3D imaging • Easy to use Great for students, quick checks in QA/QC • Economical $50-80K, on average No need for highly trained operators or special EM suites • “Horses for courses” Expect reasonable imaging but not all the bells and whistles Clarify your requirements before you purchase 7 Desktop SEMs Evex FEI Hitachi JEOL/Nikon NovelX MiniSEM Phenom T1000 NeoScope MySEM Mag.