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SEM image of the full Li-NMC electrode sample, showing the two porous layers and the metal film at the center of the structure.

Revealing Sodium Battery Degradation via Cryo-EM and CryoFIB

Explore how cryogenic electron microscopy and focused ion beam techniques uncover the intrinsic structure of sodium battery interfaces. This webinar presents a new degradation model based on separator…

Workflow Solutions for Sample Preparation Methods for Material Science

This brochure presents and explains appropriate workflow solutions for the most frequently required sample preparation methods for material science samples.

Preparation of an IC-chip cross section require cutting of the chip followed by grinding and polishing of the cross section.

Quality Control via Cross Sections of PCBs, PCBAs, ICs, and Batteries

Why cross sections of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and assemblies (PCBAs), integrated circuits (ICs), and battery components are useful for quality control (QC), failure analysis (FA), and research…

How to Prepare and Analyse Battery Samples with Electron Microscopy

This workshop covers the sample preparation process for lithium and novel battery sample analysis, as well as other semiconductor samples requiring high-resolution cross-section imaging.

Tomografica Crioelettronica

La tomografia crioelettronica (CryoET) viene utilizzata per rilevare le biomolecole all'interno del proprio ambiente cellulare fino a una risoluzione senza precedenti, inferiore a un nanometro.

Workflows and Instrumentation for Cryo-electron Microscopy

Cryo-electron microscopy is an increasingly popular modality to study the structures of macromolecular complexes and has enabled numerous new insights in cell biology. In recent years, cryo-electron…

Studying the Microstructure of Natural Polymers in Fine Detail

The potential of cryogenic broad ion beam milling used in combination with scanning electron microscopy (cryo-BIB-SEM) for imaging and analyzing the microstructure of cryogenically stabilized soft…

Expert Knowledge on High Pressure Freezing and Freeze Fracturing in the Cryo SEM Workflow

Get an insight in the working methods of the laboratory and learn about the advantages of Cryo SEM investigation in EM Sample Preparation. Find out how high pressure freezing, freeze fracturing and…

Brief Introduction to Freeze Fracture and Etching

Freeze fracture describes the technique of breaking a frozen specimen to reveal internal structures. Freeze etching is the sublimation of surface ice under vacuum to reveal details of the fractured…