The CoreMarketplace: Electron Probe Instrumentation Center - EPIC

2220 Campus Drive

EPICTEM, Cook Hall, 1154EPICSEM, Cook Hall 1114

Evanston, IL 60208

United States

http://www.nuance.northwestern.edu/epic/index.asp

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Primary Contact:

Vinayak P. Dravid

Last Updated: 06/20/2016

Facility Details

The Electron Probe Instrumentation Center (EPIC- NUANCE) offers a wide range of electron microscopy (both transmission and scanning), accessory instrumentation, and expertise to the scientific and engineering community through education, collaboration, and service. The laboratory provides facilities for the preparation and examination of many types of bulk and thin specimens (foils/films), fine particles, and replicas, including biological materials, by transmission and scanning electron microscopy.

Facility Policies

Services are offerred outside of Northwestern University

Services offered:

Electron Microscopy

Microscopy

Facility Equipment

2 Fischione Ion Beam Thinning , IBT, 2 Gatan precision dimplers, Abrasive Slurry Disc Cutter, Denton Desk III Sputter coater, FEI Helios NanoLab Dual Beam focused ion beam electron microscope, FEI Quanta environmental scanning electron microscope, Fischione Plasma Cleaner, Gatan Dry pumping station for TEM holders, Gatan Ultrasonic Disc Cutter, HF-2000 transmission electron microscope, Hitachi H-8100 transmission electron microscope, Hitachi S3400N-II scanning electron microscope, Hitachi S4800-II scanning electron microscope, JEOL JEM-2100F FAST transmission electron microscope, LEO Gemini 1525 scanning electron microscope, Precision Ion Polishing System, Stuers Electropolisher (twin jet), Ultramicrotome