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Transmission Electron Microscope

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TEM Image of E. Coli

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TEM Image of Mitochondria

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TEM Image of Computer Chip

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SEM Image compared to TEM Image

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Transmission Electron Microscope

http://www.matter.org.uk/tem/ http://em-outreach.ucsd.edu/web-course/toc.html http://www.amazon.com/Transmission-Electron-Microscopy-

Textbook-Materials/dp/038776500X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224191760&sr=8-1

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TEM Operation

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UW Eau Claire’s TEM

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UW Eau Claire’s TEM

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TEM Phosphor Screen

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TEM Control Panel

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TEM Grids

All TEM’s ever done have examined only .3 mm3 of material

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TEM Components

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TEM Sample Preparation and Theory of Operation Samples for TEM must be electron transparent. That means they

must be thin enough for electrons to pass through. It is very difficult to achieve this. After the sample has been polished very thin an ion mill is used to

perform the final stages. An ion mill uses an argon plasma to remove material from the

sample. High energy argon ions strike the sample and atoms of the sample

are knocked away. TEMs can be used to image atoms. Some scientists have combined TEM chambers with reactors so

they can watch chemical reactions in progress.

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FIB Sample Preparation for TEM

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Electron Microscope Vendors

JEOL http://www.jeol.com/ Hitachi http://www.hitachi-hitec-uk.com/ Zeiss www.smt.zeiss.com/nts FEI www.feicompany.com Camscan www.camscan-usa.com Elektronen-Optik www.eos-do.com Tescan www.tescan.com KLA/Tencor/Amray http://www.kla-tencor.com/

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Notes

Growth of carbon nanotubes inside environmental TEM.