Transmission electron microscope (TEM)

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  • TEM mode corresponding observation content
    • Commodity name: Transmission electron microscope (TEM)

    The Thermo Fisher Scientific Talos F200E 200 kV field-emission S/TEM transmission electron microscope, equipped with a high-speed Super‑X energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy system, enables atomic‑scale morphological imaging and microarea elemental analysis. It is a powerful, highly integrated analytical TEM platform designed to deliver high‑resolution imaging and comprehensive compositional analysis for materials science, nanotechnology, and semiconductor research.

  • High-Resolution TEM Image Analysis

    Under optimal conditions, the Talos F200E achieves a TEM information limit of ≤0.12 nm, a line resolution of ≤0.1 nm, and a STEM resolution of ≤0.16 nm, enabling atomic‑scale morphological imaging.

     

    S/TEM Image Analysis

    Bright-field image from a transmission electron microscope

    By transmitting a high-energy electron beam through the sample and focusing it into an image using an electron-optical lens, it is possible to observe the sample’s internal microstructure.

    STEM Bright-Field Imaging

    By employing a ring‑shaped detector, it collects both the direct electrons and the low‑angle elastic scattering electrons that pass through the sample, while filtering out the high‑angle scattered electrons, thereby complementing HAADF.

    STEM dark-field imaging

    Collecting high-angle scattered electrons to generate images allows for the intuitive visualization of atomic number differences, enabling observation at the single-atom level.

     

    FinFET Analysis

    TEM image

     

    EDS mapping

    STEM HAADF image

    C map

    To the map

      Cl map

    Hf map

    W map

    Ge map

    Your map

    N map

    The map

    If map

    elements all map

     

    EDS line-scan

    In the Talos F200E, TEM/EDS analysis achieves perfect correspondence between the target structure and its composition—truly “what you see is what you get.”

     

    High-resolution TEM/EDS analysis

    In the TALOS F200E, the final structural and compositional results from TEM/EDS analysis are in perfect agreement, truly delivering “what you see is what you get.”

     

    3D V-NAND Flash Analysis

    The defining feature of 3D NAND is its high aspect-ratio structure, achieved by stacking dozens or even hundreds of layers of device cells. The resulting TEM samples typically present a “cross-section” that encompasses the entire stack, with pronounced thickness differences between adjacent layers.

     

    LED Epitaxial Structure Analysis

    LED epitaxial structures—such as GaN-based blue LEDs and Micro-LEDs—are highly sensitive to interface quality, material purity, defect density, and compositional fluctuations; the F200E is precisely the tool designed to address these challenges.

  • Microstructural Analysis (Lattice Imaging)

    Crystal Defects and Lattice Defects (Dislocation) Analysis

    Elemental Composition Analysis

    Thin-Film Stress Analysis

    Electron Diffraction Pattern Analysis

    Impurity and Contaminant Source Analysis

  • Image

    TEM information limit ≤0.12 nm
    TEM line resolution ≤0.1nm
    STEM resolution ≤0.16nm

    EDS

    Detector: 4 SDD
    Solid angle: 0.9

    Other features

    Piezo stage+DCFI
    4K×4K CCD

  • HRTEM Mode: Atomic resolution ​​ , intuitively displays the lattice, atomic arrangement, and crystal structure

    STEM (HAADF): Z- Contrast ​​ , easy to interpret, suitable for coupling with EDS/EELS, atomic number contrast, three-dimensional structure

    Bright/Dark Field Image: Sensitive to crystal defects, such as dislocations, grain boundaries, and precipitate phases.

    NBED Nanoscale diffraction, crystal structure of a tiny region

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