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The University of Washington Bothell installed a Hitachi SU5000 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) microanalysis system (SEM\/EDX) in 2017<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This instrument enhances the UW Bothell research infrastructure and encourages more diverse, high-impact research program development and research in a range of multidisciplinary fields <\/strong>including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, material science, and bioengineering, and microbiology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average human eye can see objects approximately 0.1 mm in size, yet a SEM\/EDX can observe objects smaller than 1 micrometer using a focused beam of high-energy electrons to generate a variety of signals at the surface of solid specimens. These signals reveal information about the sample including surface morphology (texture), chemical element composition, and crystalline structure as a result of electron-sample interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This instrument was purchased with a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrument (NSF MRI) grant and specifically chosen to meet immediate and foreseeable future research needs<\/strong>. The microscope is capable of covering a broad range of imaging demands and EDX analysis, which maximizes the number of researchers, and types of research, who can use the microscope. The SEM\/EDX is an increasingly common research tool used in industry research and transforms education at UW Bothell by embedding research and research training within traditional lecture-based courses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Researchers discover new research directions and use the instrument to explore efficient light trapping of organic solar cells, biocompatibility of electrochemical sensors, nanomorphology of various organic\/inorganic materials. Research groups currently use the instrument in a diverse array of research and teaching portfolios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View equipment in the SEM\/EDX room<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scanning Electron Microscope location at UW Bothell<\/strong>: Discovery Hall, room 367A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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