Lightning Arctic – In situ TEM Solution with Cooling/Heating and Biasing
In situ
In situ TEM Liquid Platform with Heating or Biasing
In Situ TEM Liquid, Liquid Biasing and Liquid Heating; perform precisely controlled dynamic liquid state experiments in your TEM.
Once the Nano-Cell is placed into self-aligning precision slot within the Sample Holder tip, the O-rings and lid are sealed and the system is ready for vacuum testing. As the tip is removable, the internal liquid tubing can be replaced at any time to avoid clogging/cross-contamination and can be cleaned
The Stream Nano-Cells radically change the way experiments in liquid are performed.
Features
The Nano-Cell consists of a top (A) and bottom chip (B), which together form a sealed compartment that enable you to safely perform liquid experiments inside the TEM.
The top and bottom chip both contain electron transparent windows (C&D) which enable you to image your sample. The sample is located on the bottom window (D) and can be exposed to heating or biasing, depending on the type of bottom chip you use.
The Liquid Supply Systems (LSS) which affords users unique capabilities with precise fluidic control for in situ TEM experiments and addresses the biggest issue with in situ liquid phase TEM.
Using the new LSS, researchers will have full control over the microfluidic environment inside the Nano-Cell, i.e. the environmental MEMS sample carrier of the Stream, while simultaneously being able to independently control biasing or heating of their sample. This new system can be fully integrated providing greater flexibility and ease-of-use and while at the same time enabling complex imaging experiments in fewer steps.
The behaviour of a battery cell was dynamically observed in a TEM using a DENSsolutions STREAM in situ TEM liquid platform. The structure of the battery electrode can be seen to change under different/precisely controlled flow rates and biasing.