FEI Helios 650 Nanolab SEM/FIB

Specifications

• Accelerating Voltage
  • Electrons: Landing energy 50V to 30 kV
  • Ions: 0.5 kV to 30 kV
• Beam Current
  • Electrons: 0.8 pA – 26 nA
  • Ions: 0.1 pA – 65 nA
• Electron Filament: Schottky Field Emitter
• Detectors
  • Secondary Electron Imaging – Everhart-Thornley Detector (ETD)
  • Secondary Electron Imaging – Through-the-lens Detector (TLD)
  • Backscattered Electron Imaging – Concentric Backscatter Deetector (CBS)
  • Scanning Transmission Imaging – STEM Detector (STEM)
  • Ion Imaging – ICE Detector (ICE)
  • NavCam – CCD Camera for sample navigation
  • In chamber viewing via CCD TV camera
  • EBSD – EDAX Hikari 450 pattern per second capable OIM Camera
  • X-ray – EDAX Apollo XL 30mm² UTW silicon drift detector
• SEM Resolution
  • 0.8 nm @ 15 kV (TLD-SE)
  • 0.9 nm @ 1 kV (TLD-SE)
• Ion Resolution
  • 4.0 nm at 30 kV using preferred statistical method
  • 2.5 nm at 30 kV using selective edge method
• Gas Injectors
  • Platinum
  • Carbon
  • Insulator Deposition
• Micromanipulator
  • Omniprobe Autoprobe 200
• Included Software
  • AutoFIB, AutoTEM, 3DEDS, EBS3, Slice and View
• Stages
  • Leica cryo stage

References and Publications

1. Micro- and Nano-Scale Intermetallic Phases in AA2070-T8 and their Corrosion Behavior, Y. Zhu, K. Sun, J. Garves, L.G. Bland, J. Locke, J. Allison, G.S. Frankel, Electrochimica Acta, 319, 634-648, 2019 
2. Microstructure Response of Ferritic/Martensitic Steel HT9 After Neutron Irradiation, C. Zheng, E.R. Reese, K.G. Field, E.A. Marquis, S.A. Maloy, D. Kaoumi, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 523, 421-433, 2019
3. Dual Ion Irradiation of Commercial and Advanced Alloys: Evaluating Microstructural Resistance for High Dose Core Internals, C.R. Lear, M. Song, M. Wang, G.S. Was, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 516, 125-134, 2019
4. Design of Bicontinuous Metallic Nanocomposites for High-Strength and Plasticity, Y. Cui, B. Derby, N. Li, A. Misra, Materials Design, 166, 107602, 2019
5. Interfacial Reactions of Titanium/Gold Ohmic Contacts with Sn-Doped β-Ga₂O₃, M. Lee, R.L. Peterson, APL Materials, 7(2), 022524, 2019
6. Synergistic Effect of 3D Current Collectors and ALD Surface Modification for High Coulombic Efficiency Lithium Metal Anodes, K. Chen, A.J. Sanchez, E. Kazyak, A.L. Davis, N.P. Dasgupta, Advanced Energy Materials, 9(4), 1802534, 2018
7. Processing of Novel Pseudomorphic Cu–Mo Hierarchies in Thin Films, B. Derby, Y. Cui, J. Baldwin, R. Arróyave, M.J. Demkowicz, A. Misra, Materials Research Letters, 7(1), 1-11, 2018
8. Atomic Layer Deposition and First Principles Modeling of Glassy Li₃BO₃-Li₂CO₃ Electrolytes for Solid-State Li Metal Batteries, E. Kazyak, K. Chen, A.L. Davis, S. Yu, A.J. Sanchez, J. Lasso, A.R. Bielinski, T. Thompson, J. Sakamoto, D.J. Siegel, N.P. Dasgupta, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(40), 19425-19437, 2018
9. Role of Structural Hydroxyl Groups in Enhancing Performance of Electrochemically-Synthesized Bilayer V2O5, S. Tepavcevic, J.G. Connell, P.P. Lopes, M. Bachhav, B. Key, C. Valero-Vidal, E.J. Crumlin, V.R. Stamenkovic, N.M. Markovic, Nano Energy, 53, 449-457, 2018
10. Sensitization and Stress Corrosion Crack Response of Dual Certified Type 304/304L Stainless Steel, K.B. Fisher, B.D. Miller, E.C. Johns, R. Hermer, C. Brown, E.A. Marquis, Corrosion, 74(7), 737-746, 2018
11. Radiation Tolerance of Commercial and Advanced Alloys for Core Internals: A Comprehensive Microstructural Characterization, M. Song, C.R. Lear, C.M. Parish, M. Wang, G.S. Was, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 510, 396-413, 2018
12. Evolution of Local Lattice Distortion under Irradiation in Medium- and High-Entropy Alloys, Y. Tong, G. Velisa, S. Zhao, W. Guo, T. Yang, K. Jin, C. Lu, H. Bei, J.Y.P. Ko, D.C. Pagan, Y. Zhang, L. Wang, F.X. Zhang, Materialia, 2, 73-81, 2018
13. The Role of Surface Deformation in the Oxidation Response of Type 304 SS in High Temperature Deaerated Water, K.B. Fisher, B.D. Miller, E.C. Johns, E.A. Marquis, Corrosion Science, 141, 88-96, 2018
14. Probing Long-Range Ordering in Nickel-Base Alloys with Proton Irradiation, M. Song, Y. Yang, M. Wang, W. Kuang, C.R. Lear, G.S. Was, Acta Materialia, 156, 446-462, 2018
15. Omnidispersible Hedgehog Particles with Multilayer Coatings for Multiplexed Biosensing, D.G. Montjoy, J.H. Bahng, A. Eskafi, H. Hou, N.A. Kotov, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(25), 7835-7845, 2018
16. Characteristic Orientation Relationships in Nanoscale Al-Al₂Cu Eutectic, S.J. Wang, G. Liu, J. Wang, A. Misra, Materials Characterization, 142, 170-178, 2018
17. Plasticity of Laser-Processed Nanoscale Al-Al₂Cu Eutectic Alloy, S.J. Wang, G. Liu, D.Y. Xie, Q. Lei, B.P. Ramakrishnan, J. Mazumder, J. Wang, A. Misra, Acta Materialia, 156, 52-63, 2018
18. Effects of Substrate Temperature and Deposition Rate on the Phase Separated Morphology of Co-Sputtered, Cu-Mo Thin Films B. Derby, Y. Cui, J.K. Baldwin, A. Misra, Thin Solid Films, 647, 50-56, 2018
19. STEM and APT Characterization of Scale Formation on a La,Hf,Ti-doped NiCrAl Model Alloy, K.A. Unocic, Y. Chen, D. Shin, E.A. Marquis, B.A. Pint, Micron, 2018
20. Deformation Behavior of β’ and β”’ Precipitates in Mg-RE Alloys, E.L.S. Solomon, E.A. Marquis, Materials Letters, 2018
21. On α’ Composition in Thermally Annealed and Neutron-Irradiated Fe- 9-18Cr Alloys, E.R. Reese, M. Bachhav, P. Wells, T. Yamamoto, G.R. Odette, E.A. Marquis, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2018
22. Dose Rate Dependence of Cr Precipitation in an Ion-Irradiated Fe-18Cr Alloy, E.R. Reese, N. Almirall, T. Yamamoto, S. Tumey, G.R. Odette, E.A. Marquis, Scripta Materialia, 146, 213–217, 2018
23. The Effect of Cold Rolling on Grain Boundary Structure and Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Twins in Alloy 690 in Simulated PWR Primary Water Environment, W. Kuang, G.S. Was, C. Miller, M. Kaufman, T. Alam, B. Gwalani, and R. Banerjee, Corrosion Science, 130, 126-137, 2018
24. He+ Irradiation Induced Cracking and Exfoliating on the Surface of Ti₃AlC₂, H.H. Shen, F.Z. Li, H.B. Zhang, S.M. Peng, K. Sun, X.T. Zu, L. Ao, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 485, 262-272, 2017
25. Shape Evolution of Highly Lattice-Mismatched InN/InGaN Nanowire Heterostructures, L. Yan, A. Hazari, P. Bhattacharya, J.M. Millunchick, Journal of Electronic Materials, 47(2), 966-972, 2017
26. Structural Differences between Capped GaSb Nanostructures Grown by Stranski-Krastanov and Droplet Epitaxy Growth Modes, M. DeJarld, L. Yan, M. Luengo-Kovac, V. Sih, J.M. Millunchick, Journal of Applied Physics, 121(3), 34301, 2017
27. Droplet Induced Compositional Inhomogeneities in GaAsBi, C.R. Tait, L. Yan, J.M. Millunchick, Applied Physics Letters, 111(4), 42105, 2017
28. The Effect of Injected Interstitials on Void Formation in Self-Ion Irradiated Nickel Containing Concentrated Solid Solution Alloys, T. Yang, C. Lu, K. Jin, Y. Zhang, H. Bei, L. Wang, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 488, 328-337, 2017
29. The Co-Evolution of Microstructure Features in Self-Ion Irradiated HT9 at Very High Damage Levels, E. Getto, G. Vancoevering, G.S. Was, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 484, 193-208, 2017
30. The Oxidation of Alloy 690 in Simulated Pressurized Water Reactor Primary Water, W. Kuang, M. Song, P. Wang, and G.S. Was, Corrosion Science, 126, 227-237, 2017
31. Effect of Laser Surface Remelting on the Microstructure and Properties of Al-Al₂Cu-Si Ternary Eutectic Alloy, B.P. Ramakrishnan, Q. Lei, A. Misra, J. Mazumder, Scientific Reports, 7, 13468, 2017
32. Radiation-Induced Segregation on Defect Clusters in Single-Phase Concentrated Solid-Solution Alloys, C. Lu, T. Yang, K. Jin, N. Gao, P. Xiu, Y. Zhang, F. Gao, H. Bei, W.J. Weber, K. Sun, Y. Dong, L. Wang, Acta Materialia, 127, 98-107, 2017
33. Enhanced Radiation-Tolerant Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steel and its Microstructure Evolution under Helium-Implantation and Heavy-Ion Irradiation, C. Lu, Z. Lu, X. Wang, R. Xie, Z. Li, M. Higgins, C. Liu, F. Gao, L. Wang, Scientific Reports, 7, 40343, 2017
34. Intergranular Li Metal Propagation through Polycrystalline Li6.25Al0.25La3Zr2O12 Ceramic Electrolyte, E.J. Cheng, A. Sharafi, J. Sakamoto, Electrochimica Acta, 223, 85-91, 2017
35. Microstructure of Localized Corrosion Front on Mg Alloys and the Relationship with Anodic Hydrogen Evolution, P.W. Chu, E. LeMire, E.A. Marquis, Corrosion Science, 128, 253-264, 2017
36. Influence of a Silicon-Bearing Film on the Early Stage Oxidation of Pure Titanium. K. Chou, P.W. Chu, C.G. Levi, E.A. Marquis. Journal of Materials Science,  52(16), 9884-9894, 2017
37. Contributions of Transported Prudhoe Bay Oil field Emissions to the Aerosol Population in Utqiagvik, Alaska, M.J. Gunsch, R.M. Kirpes, K.R. Kolesar, T.E. Barrett, S. China, R.J. Sheesley, A. Laskin, A. Wiedensohler, T. Tuch,  K.A. Pratt, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17, 10879-10892, 2017
38. Computer-Controlled Raman Microspectroscopy (CC-Raman): A Method for the Rapid Characterization of Individual Atmospheric Aerosol Particles, R.L. Craig, A.L. Bondy, A.P. Ault, Aerosol Science and Technology, 51(9), 1099-1112, 2017
39. Aerosol Emissions from Great Lakes Harmful Algal Blooms, N.W. May,  N.E. Olson, M. Panas, J.L. Axson, P.S. Tirella, R.M. Kirpes, R.L. Craig, M.J. Gunsch, S. China, A. Laskin, A.P. Ault, K.A. Pratt, Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (2), 397-405, 2017
40. Effect of the Aerosol-Phase State on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from the Reactive Uptake of Isoprene-Derived Epoxydiols (IEPOX), Y. Zhang, Y. Chen, A.T. Lambe, N.E. Olson, Z. Lei, R.L. Craig, Z. Zhang, A. Gold, T.B. Onasch, J.T. Jayne, D.R. Worsnop, C.J. Gaston, J.A. Thornton, W. Vizuete, A.P. Ault, J.D. Surratt, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 5, 167-174, 2018
41. Structural Refinement and Nanomechanical Response of Laser Remelted Al- Al₂Cu lamellar eutectic, Q. Lei, B.P. Ramakrishnan, S. Wang, Y. Wang, J. Mazumder, A. Misra, Materials Science & Engineering A, 706, 115–125, 2017
42. Characterization of M₂X formed under 5 MeV Fe²⁺ Irradiation, E. Getto, K. Sun, G.S. Was, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 485, 154-158, 2017
43. The Effect of Injected Interstitials on Void Formation in Self-Ion Irradiated Nickel Containing Concentrated Solid Solution Alloys, T. Yang, C. Lu, K. Jin, M.L. Crespillo, Y. Zhang, H. Bei, L. Wang, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 488, 328-337, 2017
44. Effect of Y/Ti Atomic Ratio on Microstructure of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloys, C. Lu, Z. Lu, R. Xie, Z. Li, C. Liu, L. Wang, Materials Characterization, 134, 35-40, 2017
45. Contributions of Transported Prudhoe Bay Oil Field Emissions to the Aerosol population in Utqiagvik, Alaska, M.J. Gunsch, R.M. Kirpes, K.R. Kolesar, T.E. Barrett, S. China, R.J. Sheesley, A. Laskin, A. Wiedensohler, T. Tuch, K.A. Pratt, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17, 10879-10892, 2017
46. Effects of Fe Concentration on the Ion-Irradiation Induced Defect Evolution and Hardening in Ni-Fe Solid Solution Alloys, K. Jin, W. Guo, C. Lu, M.W. Ullah, Y. Zhang, W.J. Weber, L. Wang, J.D. Poplawsky, H. Bei, Acta Materialia, 121, 365-373, 2016
47. Lake Spray Aerosol Generation: A Method for Producing Representative Particles from Freshwater Wave Breaking, N.W. May, J.L. Axson, A. Watson, K.A. Pratt, A.P. Ault, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 9, 4311-4325, 2016
48. Void Swelling and Microstructure Evolution at Very High Damage Levels in Self-Ion Irradiated Ferritic-Martensitic Steels, E. Getto, K. Sun, A.M. Monterrosa, Z. Jiao, M.J. Hackett, G.S. Was, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 480, 159-176, 2016
49. High Performance Red-Emitting Multiple Layer InGaN/GaN Quantum Dot Lasers, T. Frost, A. Hazari, A. Aiello, M.Z. Baten, L. Yan, J. Mirecki-Millunchick and P. Bhattacharya, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 55(3), 32101, 2016
50. Methodology for Determining Void Swelling at Very High Damage under Ion Irradiation, E. Getto, K. Sun, S. Taller, A.M. Monterrosa, Z. Jiao, G.S. Was, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 477, 273-279, 2016
51. Three Dimensional Imaging of Shear Bands in Bulk Metallic Glass Composites, A.H. Hunter, M. Gibbons, V. Araullo-Peters, O.D. Restrepo, S.R. Niezgoda, W. Windl, K.M. Flores, D.C. Hofmann, E.A. Marquis, Journal of Microscopy, 264(3), 304-310 , 2016
52. Mechanism of Radiation Damage Reduction in Equiatomic Multicomponent Single Phase Alloys, F. Granberg, K. Nordlund, M.W. Ullah, K. Jin, C. Lu, H. Bei, L.M. Wang, F. Djurabekova, W.J. Weber, Y. Zhang, Physical Review Letters, 116, 135504, 2016
53. Enhancing Radiation Tolerance by Controlling Defect Mobility and Migration Pathways in Multicomponent Single-Phase Alloys, C. Lu, L. Niu, N. Chen, K. Jin, T. Yang, P. Xiu, Y. Zhang, F. Gao, H. Bei, S. Shi, M. He, I.M. Robertson, W.J. Weber, L. Wang, Nature Communications, 7, 13564, 2016
54. Elastic Strain Energy Control of the Precipitate Free Zone Around Primary Carbides in Nickel Base Alloy 725, M. Song, J.F. Wen, Z. Jiao, G.S Was, Acta Materialia, 120, 138-149, 2016
55. Microstructure of HIPed and SPSed 9Cr-ODS Steel and its Effect on Helium Bubble Formation, C. Lu, Z. Lu, R. Xie, C. Liu, L. Wang, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 474, 65-75, 2016
56. Direct Observation of Defect Range and Evolution in Ion-Irradiated Single Crystalline Ni and Ni Binary Alloys, C. Lu, K. Jin, L.K. Béland, F. Zhang, T. Yang, L. Qiao, Y.  Zhang, H. Bei, H.M. Christen, R.E. Stoller, L. Wang, Scientific Reports, 6, 19994, 2016
57. Microstructure and Chemistry of Electrodeposited Mg Films, M.N. Bachhav, N.T. Hahn, K.R. Zavadil, E.G. Nelson, A.J. Crowe, B.M. Bartlett, P.W. Chu, V.J. Araullo-Peters, and E.A. Marquis, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(13), D1-D6, 2016
58. Anodic Hydrogen Evolution and Localized Corrosion during Galvanostatic Polarization of a Peak-Aged Mg-Y-Nd-Zr Alloy, P.W. Chu, E.A. Marquis, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(8), C402-C409, 2016 
59. Towards an Understanding of Tensile Deformation in Ti-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Matrix Composites with BCC Dendrites, J. Kolodziejska, H. Kozachkov, K. Kranjc, A. Hunter, E.A. Marquis, K. Flores, W. Johnson, D. Hofmann, Scientific Reports, 6, 22563, 2016