High-resolution scanning electron microscope with cathodoluminescence spectroscopy

• Subject Area: Condensed Matter Physics ; Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: Funded in 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 512467263

High-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM) is an essential tool in nano sciences. To cover the research needs in materials chemistry and physics, condensed matter physics and life sciences at the University of Oldenburg, a versatile Schottky field-emission SEM instrument is required, providing (1) high-resolution imaging and (2) elemental characterization of nanostructured functional materials and biological tissues, and (3) a characterization of the optical properties of plasmonic and dielectric resonators and semiconductor nanostructures by cathodoluminescence spectroscopy. The instrument will be jointly operated as part of a service unit for electron microscopy located within the School of Mathematics and Science of the University of Oldenburg.

• DFG Programme: Major Research Instrumentation
• Major Instrumentation: Hochauflösendes Rasterelektronenmikroskop mit Kathodolumineszenzspektrometer
• Instrumentation Group: 5120 Rasterelektronenmikroskope (REM)
• Applicant Institution: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
• Leaders: Professor Dr. Sascha Schäfer, until 9/2022; Professor Dr. Michael Wark, since 9/2022