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|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"| Zeiss Supra 60 VP
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"| Zeiss Supra 60 VP
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"| Jeol JSM 5500 LV
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"| Jeol JSM 5500 LV
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black" align="center"| FEI Quanta 200 3D
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!style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center" width="60"|Purpose  
!style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center" width="60"|Purpose  
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* Samples from the 'real' world outside the lab
* Samples from the 'real' world outside the lab
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* Conductive samples
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="center" valign="center" rowspan="2"|Performance
!style="background:silver; color:black" align="center" valign="center" rowspan="2"|Performance
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black" rowspan="2"|Resolution
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black" rowspan="2"|Resolution
|style="background:Whitesmoke; color:black" colspan="4" align="center"| The resolution of a SEM is strongly dependent on the type of sample and the skills of the operator. The highest resolution is probably only achieved on special samples
|style="background:Whitesmoke; color:black" colspan="5" align="center"| The resolution of a SEM is strongly dependent on the type of sample and the skills of the operator. The highest resolution is probably only achieved on special samples
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* 20 nm (limited by instrument)
* 20 nm (limited by instrument)
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* ~3.5 nm (limited by instrument)
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="center" valign="center" rowspan="5"|Instrument specifics
!style="background:silver; color:black" align="center" valign="center" rowspan="5"|Instrument specifics
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* Secondary electron (SEI)
* Secondary electron (SEI)
* Backscatter electron (BEI)
* Backscatter electron (BEI)
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* Secondary electron (Everhart-Thornley (ETD))
* Backscatter electron (BSD) - Add-on
* Large Field Detector (LFD) - Add-on
* CCD camera
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* R: 360<sup>o</sup>  
* R: 360<sup>o</sup>  
* Z: 38 mm
* Z: 38 mm
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* X, Y: 25 &times; 25 mm
* T: 0 to 60<sup>o</sup>
* R: 360<sup>o</sup>
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|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Electron source
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Electron source
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* FEG (Field Emission Gun) source
* FEG (Field Emission Gun) source
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* Tungsten filament
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* Tungsten filament
* Tungsten filament
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* Fixed at High vacuum
* Fixed at High vacuum
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* High vacuum and Low vacuum
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* Oxford Instruments X-Max<sup>N</sup> 50 mm<sup>2</sup> SDD EDX detector and AZtec software package
* Oxford Instruments X-Max<sup>N</sup> 50 mm<sup>2</sup> SDD EDX detector and AZtec software package
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* Focused ion beam (FIB) (Ga<sup>+</sup> ions)
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* Up to 4" wafer
* Up to 4" wafer
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* Wafers won´t fit without a proper holder. The height of the sample is critical, should be as small, as possible
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* Any standard cleanroom material including graphene or CNT samples
* Any standard cleanroom material including graphene or CNT samples
* Biological samples
* Biological samples
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* Conductive materials
* No biological samples
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