Short Description
The field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) can image both organic and inorganic sample structures with high resolution. The charge compensation system of the microscope also allows the imaging of non-conductive samples without the need for conductive coating beforehand.
The FE-SEM provides a variety of analytical possibilities such as secondary and backscattered electron imaging, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, electron backscattered diffraction, cathodoluminescence, micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, the electron-beam induced current method, and possibilities for integrated micro conductivity measurement.
Contact Person
Prof. Dr. Oliver Diwald
Research Services
Illustration of surfaces and cross-sections
Elemental analysis
Cathodoluminescence
Characterization of charge carriers (EBIC)
Methods & Expertise for Research Infrastructure
Phase identification:
• Representation of crystallite orientation in a microstructure
• Analysis of grain boundaries, sample morphologies and higher-dimensional defects
• Analysis of local heterogeneity and chemical material discrimination
• Imaging of micro-strain
• Measurement of electrical properties at the micrometer range
• Nanomanipulation
• In-situ lifting device
The device is used for high-resolution physical and chemical characterization of solid surfaces, as well as micro- and nano-structures. Typical applications can be found in the
• Characterization of semiconductor structures
• Investigation of optoelectronic materials in connection with nitride semiconductor coatings, nanostructures and heterostructures up to nanostructure oxides (ZnO, ZrO2, Y3Al5O12), indium phosphide and materials with rare earth elements
• Characterization of phosphors and materials for photovoltaic applications
Allocation to research infrastructure
AMAG
Brückner
Bosch
Sony
2016-2018
Musso M., Hüsing N.
Interreg Österreich-Bayern 2014-2020
http://www.interreg-bayaut.net/projekte/liste-der-vorhaben/projektzusammenfassung-tfp-hymat/
Synthese, Charakterisierung und technologische Fertigungsansätze für den Leichtbau 'n2m' (nano-to-macro)
2015-2018
Hüsing N., Diwald O., Musso M., Bourret G., Redhammer G., Huber O., Saage H.
Interreg Österreich-Bayern 2014- 2020
http://www.interreg-bayaut.net/projekte/liste-der-vorhaben/projektzusammenfassung-ab29/
Hybrid Supercaps
2015-2018
Hüsing N., Paris O.
FFG Energieforschung/ 848808
Nature, reactivity and functionality of hydrogen-derived electron centers in semiconducting oxides
2015-2019
Berger, Th.
https://www.uni-salzburg.at/index.php?id=204780&L=1
Post-collisional plutonism in the south-western Bohemian massif
2015-2017
Finger, F.
FWF I1993-N29
Intergranulare Bereiche in nanokristallinen Keramiken
2017-2020
Diwald, O.
FWF
Vapor phase synthesized MgO nanocubes as seed structures in solution
2015-2016
Diwald, O.
DFG
http://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/215441693
Deformation of hierarchical and anisotropic porous solids by fluid adsorption
2014-2017
Hüsing N., Paris O. (Montanuniversität Leoben), Reichenauer G. (ZAE Bayern)
FWF, DFG
Oxidische Nanostrukturen
2013-2016
Diwald O.
DFG
http://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/238350812
Novel Pt-poor catalysts for the electrocatalytic O2 reduction based on modified, nanostructured metal oxides
2013-2016
Hüsing N., Behm R.J.
FWF/DFG
Formation and destruction of monazite in metamorphic rocks
Laufzeit 2010-2015
Finger, F.
FWF 22480-N21
Post-collisional plutonism in the south-western Bohemian massif
Laufzeit 2015-2017
Finger, F.
FWF I1993-N29
Field-Enhanced Photocatalysis at Nanoscale Gaps
2020-2024
Bourret, G.; O. Diwald
FWF
Optimizing Catalyst Loading Within Nanostructured Silicon Photoelectrodes
2020-2023
Bourret, G.; Farhadi, A.
ÖAW
Charge separation within graded metal oxide nanocomposites
2023-2026
Diwald, O.; Bourret, G.
FWF
ERC Starting Grant SOLIDCON
2023 - 2028
Christian Prehal
European Research Council
2020
F. J. Wendisch, M. Abazari, H. Mahdavi, M. Rey, N. Vogel, M. Musso, O. Diwald, and G. R. Bourret
ACS AMI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b21466
Spatioselective Deposition of Passivating and Electrocatalytic Layers on Si Nanowire Arrays
2020
F. J. Wendisch, M. Abazari, V. Werner, H. Barb, M. Rey, E.S.A. Goerlitzer, N. Vogel, H. Mahdavi, and G. R. Bourret
ACS AMI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c14013
Large-Scale Synthesis of Highly Uniform Silicon Nanowire Arrays Using Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching
2020
F. J. Wendisch, M. Abazari, V. Werner, H. Barb, M. Rey, E.S.A. Goerlitzer, N. Vogel, H. Mahdavi, and G. R. Bourret
ACS AMI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c14013
Selective Enhancement of Surface and Bulk E-Field within Porous AuRh and AuRu Nanorods
2021
Piaskowski, Alisher Ibragimov, Fedja J. Wendisch and Gilles R. Bourret
J. Phys. Chem. C
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08699
Anisotropic Silicon Nanowire Arrays Fabricated by Colloidal Lithography
2021
M. Rey, F. Wendisch, E. Goerlitzer, J. Tang, R. Bader, G. R Bourret, N. Vogel
Nanoscale Advances
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2021/na/d1na00259g
Selective Enhancement of Surface and Bulk E-Field within Porous AuRh and AuRu Nanorods
2021
Piaskowski, Alisher Ibragimov, Fedja J. Wendisch and Gilles R. Bourret
J. Phys. Chem. C
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08699
Self-Assembled Au Nanoparticle Monolayers on Silicon in Two- and Three-Dimensions for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Sensing
2022
T. Bartschmid, A. Farhadi, M. Musso, E. S. A. Goerlitzer, N. Vogel, G. R. Bourret
ACS ANM
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsanm.2c01904
Dewetting-Assisted Patterning: A Lithography-Free Route to Synthesize Black and Colored Silicon
2023
Amin Farhadi, Theresa Bartschmid, and Gilles R. Bourret
ACS AMI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c08533
Rh in the gap: maximizing E-field enhancement within nanorod heterodimers†
2023
Joshua Piaskowski, Georg Haberfehlner, Theresa Bartschmid, Gerald Kothleitner, Martin Steinhart and Gilles R. Bourret
J. Mater. Chem. C
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/tc/d3tc00957b
Charge Separation in BaTiO3 Nanocrystals: Spontaneous Polarization Versus Point Defect Chemistry
2023
E Neige, T Schwab, M Musso, T Berger, GR Bourret, O Diwald
Small
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/smll.202206805
e2206805
Information Depth in Backscattered Electron Microscopy of Nanoparticles Within a Solid Matrix
2018
Johannes A Österreicher, Florian Grabner, Andreas Schiffl, Sabine Schwarz, Gilles R, Bourret
Materials Characterization
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1044580317322295
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.01.049
Secondary precipitation during homogenization of Al-Mg-Si alloys: Influence on high temperature flow stress
2017
Österreicher J. A., Kumar K., Schiffl A., Schwarz S., Bourret G. R.
Materials Science and Engineering: A
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921509317300990
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2017.01.074
Confined Etching within 2D and 3D Colloidal Crystals for Tunable Nanostructured Templates: Local Environment Matters
2017
J. Fedja, R. Oberreiter, M. Salihovic, M. Elsaesser, G. R. Bourret
ACS Appl. Mater. & Interf.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsami.6b14226
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14226
Investigation of Mass-Produced Substrates for Reproducible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Measurements over Large Areas
2017
Andreas Reyer, Adrian Prinz, Stefano Giancristofaro, Johannes Schneider, Durval Bertoldo Menezes, Gregor Zickler, Gilles R. Bourret, Maurizio E. Musso
ACS Appl. Mater. & Interf.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsami.7b06002
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06002
Flexible Organofunctional Aerogels
2017
C.R. Ehgartner, S. Grandl, A. Feinle, N. Hüsing
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 8809-8817
DOI:10.1039/C7DT00558J
Setting Directions: Anisotropy in Hierarchically Organized Porous Silica
2017
F. Putz, R. Morak, M.S. Elsässer, C. Balzer, S. Braxmeier, J. Bernardi, O. Paris, G. Reichenauer, N. Hüsing
Chem. Mater., 2017, 29, 7969-7975
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03032
Monolithic porous magnesium silicide
2017
N. Hayati-Roodbari, M.S. Elsaesser, J. Bernardi, N. Huesing
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 8855-8860
DOI:10.1039/c7dt00571g
Synthesis and electrocatalytic performance of spherical core-shell tantalum (oxy)nitride@nitrided carbon composites in the oxygen reduction reaction
2016
M. Wassner, M. Eckardt, C. Gebauer, G. R. Bourret, N. Hüsing, R. J. Behm
Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 227, 367-381
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2016.12.145
Stability and Local Environment of Iron in Vapor Phase Grown MgO Nanocrystals
2017
Niedermaier M., Dolcet P., Gheisi A.R., (...), Bernardi J., Diwald O.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C; 121(43), pp. 24292-24301
Iron Precursor Decomposition in the Magnesium Combustion Flame: A New Approach for the Synthesis of Particulate Metal Oxide Nanocomposites
2017
Gheisi A.R., Niedermaier M., Tippelt G., (...), Bernardi J., Diwald O.
Particle and Particle Systems Characterization; 34(10),1700109
Enzyme adsorption-induced activity changes: A quantitative study on TiO2model agglomerates
2017
Márquez A., Kocsis K., Zickler G., (...), Berger T., Diwald O.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology; 15(1),55
Hydroxylation Induced Alignment of Metal Oxide Nanocubes
2017
Thomele D., Bourret G.R., Bernardi J., Bockstedte M., Diwald O.
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition; 56(5), pp. 1407-1410
Porphyrin Metalation at MgO Surfaces: A Spectroscopic and Quantum Mechanical Study on Complementary Model Systems
2016
Schneider J., Franke M., Gurrath M., Röckert M., Berger T., Bernardi J., Meyer B., Steinrück H.-P., Lytken O., Diwald O.
Chemistry - A European Journal, 22, 1744-1749
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201503661/abstract
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503661
Defects in Porous Networks of WO3 Particle Aggregates
2016
A. Márquez, M. J. Rodríguez-Pérez, J. A. Anta, G. Rodríguez-Gattorno, G. R. Bourret, G. Oskam and T. Berger
ChemElectroChem, 3, 658-667
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/celc.201500435/full
DOI: 10.1002/celc.201500435
Sample preparation methods for scanning electron microscopy of homogenized Al-Mg-Si billets: A comparative study
2016
Johannes Albert Österreicher, Manoj Kumar, Andreas Schiffl, Sabine Schwarz, Daniel Hillebrand, Gilles Remi Bourret
Materials Characterization 122, 63–69
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1044580316306210
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2016.10.020
Modification of Charge Trapping at Particle/Particle Interfaces by Electrochemical Hydrogen Doping of Nanocrystalline TiO2
2016
Juan M. Jiménez, Gilles R. Bourret, Thomas Berger and Keith P. McKenna
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 15956–15964
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.6b08636
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b08636
“Satellite monazites” in polymetamorphic basement rocks of the Alps: their origin and petrological significance
2016
Finger F., Krenn E., Schulz B., Harlov D., Schiller D.
American Mineralogist
Defect and Surface Area Control in Hydrothermally Synthesized LiMn0.8Fe0.2PO4 Using a Phosphate Based Structure Directing Agent
2015
Schoiber J., Tippelt G., Redhammer G.J., Yada C., Dolotko O., Berger R.J.F., Husing N.
CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00324
Ordered Meso-/Macroporous Silica and Titania Films by Breath Figure Templating in Combination with Non-Hydrolytic Sol-Gel Processing
2015
Feinle A., Akbarzadeh J., Peterlik H., Hüsing N.
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
DOI:10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.06.043
A Two-Step Synthesis for Li2CoPO4F as High-Voltage Cathode Material
2015
Schoiber J., Berger R.J.F., Yada C., Miki H., Hüsing N.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
DOI: 10.1149/2.0331514jes
Self-supporting hierarchically organized silicon networks via magnesiothermic reduction
2016
Waitzinger M., Elsässer M.S., Berger R.J.F., Akbarzadeh J., Peterlik H., Hüsing N.
MONATSHEFTE FÜR CHEMIE
DOI:10.1007/s00706-015-1611-8
Sol-gel synthesis of monolithic materials with hierarchical porosity
2016
Feinle A., Elsässer M.E., Hüsing N.
Chem. Soc. Rev.
DOI:10.1039/c5cs00710k
Thin water films and magnesium hydroxide fiber growth
2015
Gheisi A., Sternig A., Redhammer G.J., Diwald O.
RSC ADVANCES
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra18202f
Particle Networks from Powder Mixtures: Generation of TiO2-SnO2 Heterojunctions via Surface Charge-Induced Heteroaggregation
2013
Siedl, N., Baumann S.O., Elser M.J., Diwald, O.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
DOI: 10.1021/jp307737s
Microcrystals of Th-rich monazite (La) with a negative Ce anomaly in metadiorite and their role for documenting Cretaceous metamorphism in the Slavonian Mountains (Croatia).
2013
Starijaš Mayer B., Krenn E., Finger F.
Mineralogy and Petrology