What is transmission electron microscopy?

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) provides critical insights across industries and disciplines, allowing you to view materials and samples at sub-nanometer, or even atomic, resolution.

 

TEM examines samples by transmitting a beam of electrons through a very thin specimen, imaging the internal structure and fine details of the sample, such as atomic arrangements and crystal structures. Advances in hardware and software have made this vital tool more accessible and versatile than ever before, capable of providing multiple analyses in one instrument, including scanning transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, electron-energy loss spectroscopy, and more.

 

Learn about transmission electron microscopy, and the capabilities of Thermo Scientific TEM instrumentation, with the informational resources below.


TEM resource highlights

Remarkable X-CFEG for the Talos (S)TEM

Brochure: Talos 12 TEM for the life sciences

Imaging and analyzing nanoparticles in an easy way

Celebrating 30+ years of TEM sample preparation innovation


Transmission electron microscopy webinars and videos

TEM webinars

Ingredients for high-quality STEM EELS data acquisition

Watch this webinar to learn how to best optimize the Thermo Scientific Spectra (S)TEM, with its ultra-high-brightness cold-FEG source (X- CFEG), for EELS data collection, especially in the case of a very large collection angle and/or short camera length, where optics quality becomes very important.

TEM sample preparation by focused ion beam milling without gallium

In this webinar, we discuss the mechanisms of ion-material interaction to help you come as close to a damage-free sample as possible.

Automated particle size analysis with TEM

Learn how to run your TEM 24/7 in an unattended fashion while significantly improving the repeatability of nanoscale particle analysis. Remove repetitive manual analysis and operator bias while also acquiring statistics quickly.

Learn about 4D STEM

These educational courses and hands-on sessions are designed to provide a comprehensive and practical understanding of 4D STEM, ranging from the fundamentals to advanced techniques and applications. Whether you’re new to 4D STEM or looking to enhance your skills, this series will help you learn how to optimize your acquisition settings for techniques like phase and orientation mapping, strain field measurement, and even spatial resolution improvement.

TEM videos


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