The Thermo Fisher Apreo 2 SEM at IUIC is a state-of-the-art instrument delivering high-quality, high-resolution imaging for various sample types. Insulators, beam-sensitive materials, and magnetic samples are easily imaged, thanks to its advanced optics, detection, and beam control features. This allows for exceptional imaging performance, even for challenging samples, making it ideal for researchers and professionals seeking reliable and high-quality SEM analysis.

The Apreo 2S achieves 0.5 nanometer resolution on materials like nanoparticles, powders, catalysts, and bulk magnetic samples. Non-conductive samples can also be imaged at high resolution using either the sputter coating process at IUIC or the SEM’s low-vacuum mode.

The system offers exceptional image quality across diverse materials, with high contrast even for difficult samples. It supports live elemental mapping for real-time analysis and elemental color SEM. With the Trinity™ Detection System, providing maximum information from each sample.

Another key feature is the STEM 3+ detector, a retractable system with 11 individually addressable segments that offers better resolution than traditional SEM. It allows for TEM-like imaging without the need for atomic-level resolution, making it ideal for analyzing nanoparticles and other small structures.

IUIC’s Apreo 2 SEM also includes secondary and backscattered electron imaging, EDS analysis, EBSD camera and specialized detectors for low-vacuum imaging. The combination of 13 powerful detectors and versatile imaging modes makes this SEM perfect for a range of applications, from material characterization and biological imaging to nanotechnology research.