Hitachi S-4800 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
Our Hitachi S-4800 FESEM provides optics for high resolution imaging of the surface of structures in the nanometer range. The Super ExB Filter collects and separates the various components of pure SE, compositional SE and BSE electron signals. A STEM unit offers both brightfield and darkfield transmitted electron imaging.
EDS: We have an Oxford AZtecLive energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy system for elemental analysis.
Users have been trained on this instrument for biological applications ranging from systematic identification of insects to proteins embedded in cell membranes, and for materials applications ranging from carbon nanotubes to thin films for fuel cells.
Gecko toes 
Copepod larva 
Diatoms 
Butterfly wing scale 
Mosquito thorax scales 
Bacteria on pre-washed spinach
Scanning electron microscopy works by scanning a beam of electrons across the surface of a sample and detecting the particles that are emitted from it. These may include secondary electrons, backscattered electrons, and X-rays.
