Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

An Online Book, Second Edition by Dr. Yougui Liao (2006)

Practical Electron Microscopy and Database - An Online Book

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FEI TEMs

The commercially standard condenser lens system in FEI TEMs has three condenser lenses. This system provides variable probe-convergence angles in STEM mode and adjustable parallel illumination in TEM mode. 

Table 2763. FEI TEMs. "X-FEG" stands for eXtreme Field Emission Gun. It is a type of electron source used in TEM that provides a high-brightness, high-coherence electron beam.
Feature Tecnai G2 Spirit [5] Tecnai G2 F20 X-TWIN [4] Titan 80-300 [3] Titan Themis [2]
Acceleration Voltage 120 kV 200 kV 80–300 kV 60–300 kV
Electron Source LaB6 Field Emission Gun (FEG) Field Emission Gun (FEG) X-FEG Schottky FEG
Resolution (Point-to-Point) 0.36 nm 0.25 nm Sub-Ångström ~70 pm
Imaging Capabilities  High-contrast imaging with a TWIN lens  STEM imaging, EDS, EELS; CCD camera for standard TEM imaging Aberration-corrected STEM, advanced high-resolution imaging Spherical aberration correction, advanced EDX, and EELS capabilities
Spectroscopy and Analytical Tools     Advanced analytical capabilities  
Advanced Correction Technologies     Advanced aberration correction for STEM CEOS DCOR spherical aberration corrector
Use Cases  General Purpose (Education/Basic Research)  Advanced Research and Materials Science 
 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] https://ncmn.unl.edu/enif/fei-tecnai-osiris-stem.
[2] https://cemas.osu.edu/capabilities/thermo-scientific-themis-z-stem.
[3] https://www.engineering.virginia.edu/facilities-equipment/nanoscale-materials-characterization-facility/instrumentation/electron-microscopes/themis-60-300-kv-transmission-electron-microscope-tem.
[4] https://www.monash.edu/researchinfrastructure/mcem/facilities/fei-tecnai-g2-f20-s-twin-tem.
[5] https://www.huck.psu.edu/core-facilities/microscopy-facility/services-instrumentation/electron-microscopes/fei-tecnai-g2-spirit-biotwin.
[6] https://mrl.illinois.edu/facilities/equipment/ThermoFisher-Scientific-TalosF200X-G2.