Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Week 39-41, ÑDz©ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø_ÑDz©ptÊÖ»ú¿Í»§¶ËµÇ¼sparken, Hus 2, Plan2

Thursday 27/09

09:15-12:00, lecture, Fermio meeting rom

13:15-15:00, exercises, Fermio meeting room

Friday 28/09:

09:15-11:00, lectures, Fermio meeting room

12:15-14:00, exercises, Fermio meeting room

14:15-15:50, demonstration, SEM room

Week 40, 01/10-05/10

Individual/group project

Week 41, 08/10-12/10

Individual/group project and group presentations (Fermio meeting room)

Friday 19/10

Deadline for handing in individual project reports

Project work will be done individually or in groups of two, depending on the number of attendants. Each group will give a 15 min presentation of their results at the end of the course. Individual project reports should be handed in one week after the course. Students who whish to bring their own samples for the project work should contact Camilla Vigen (camilla.vigen@smn.uio.no) in advance (the sooner, the better).

Evaluation: Passed/failed based upon written individual project reports, individual lab work evaluation and group presentation.

What will you learn in this module:

The module covers:

?SEM alignment and operation.

?Signals and how to interpret them.

?Operating variables - how they affect your data and how to optimize them.

?Basic sample preparation.

?Imaging non conducting samples.

?Element analysis.