A customised triple-beam microscope for precise fabricating/characterising

该项目旨在建立一种定制的三光束显微镜，以实现对各种先进材料的精确制造和抛光(使用离子束)和表征(使用电子束)。它将提供解决方案，以制备用于透射电子显微镜研究的超高质量和无伪影的样品，并允许制造独特的纳米结构和用于高性能应用的纳米结构模板。拟议中的仪器的定制功能在澳大利亚尚属首例。通过该项目开发的新知识将对与物理、化学、生物、地质和工程相关的新材料的科学见解和实际应用产生重大影响。

This project aims to establish a customised triple-beam microscope to enable precise fabrication and polishing (using ion beams) and characterisation (using electron beam) of a wide range of advanced materials. It will provide solutions to prepare ultra-high quality and artefact-free specimens for transmission electron microscopy studies, and allow fabrication of unique nanostructures and nanostructured templates for high-performance applications. The customised features of the proposed instrument are the first of its kind in Australia. The new knowledge developed through this project will significantly impact on scientific insights and practical applications of new materials related to physics, chemistry, biology, geology and engineering.