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Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering
Materials and Surface Engineering

Transmission electron microscope HITACHI H8100 (200 kV, LaB6 cathode, with scanning unit for transmission and surface imaging) with fine-range electron diffraction (SAED) and X-ray micro-range analysis (EDXS / GENESIS)

  • Examination of thinned sample areas (residual thickness 30 - 300 nm) in cross-section or plane section of:
    • Materials, composites and composite materials
    • Coatings
  • Magnification range: 1,000x to 200,000x
  • Statements on:
    • Crystallite size, shape, orientation,
    • Lattice defects, phase identification,
    • State of inner boundary surfaces
  • Spatial resolution of fine-range electron diffraction: approx. 500 nm
  • Spatial resolution of the X-ray micro-range analysis: approx. 50 nm

Research methodology (pdf-file - 770kb)

Examples

HITACHI H8100