Transimission Electron Microscopy Lab (TEM)

Laboratorio TEM

Technical information

TEM JEOL 2010, working at 200 kV, point resolution of 1.9 Å, UHR pole pieces, LaB6 gun; the microscope is equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) Oxford ISIS and with a semiSTEM system. TEM images and electron diffraction patters can be recorded on photographic films, imaging plates, and files. 

 

 

Main research topics

  • Mineral defects and mineral reactions at the nanoscale
  • Mineralogy and nanostructures in fault rocks
  • Clay minerals
  • Serpentine minerals
  • Airborne particulate
  • Nanomaterials
Lead scientist
Researcher
Technician
  • Magrini Claudia