Microscopy

Salford Analytical Services offers a centre of excellence for microscopy studies. The microscopy suite is equipped with state of the art electron and optical microscopes, enabling SAS to provide a dedicated microscopy service to both research and process technical support.

We can provide the following services:

Scanning Electron Microscopy

Particle shape and size (crystal habit)
Surface morphology
Quantitative EDX analysis from boron to heavy metals
Contamination studies down to 1 micron

Dual Beam SEM-FIB

Lithography
TEM sample preparation for hard and soft materials

Transmission Electron Microscopy

Crystallographic and compositional information
Internal morphology
Primary particle shape and size (crystal habit)
Aggregation studies
Thin film characterisation
EDX
EELS

Light Microscopy

Incident and transmission light imaging
Differential interference contrast (DIC)

Surface Profiling – AFM/White Light Interferometry

Thin film thickness
Surface roughness measurements