Laboratories and equipment at LUMIA

Within LUMIA, a large variety of solid materials are analyzed. Characterization is done both in terms of imaging and chemical composition, usually on a micro- to nanometer scale.

Information on how to refer to LUMIA in your publications is found at the bottom of this page.

Laser assisted Focused Ion Beam SEM – Tescan Amber X2

(WISE-associated lab - read more here)

Tescan Amber X2 is a Xenon FIB-SEM equipped with EDS, EBSD and ToF-SIMS detectors to perform sectional tomography of samples to enable 3D visualization of materials. It is also used for sample preparation of TEM lamellas and APT needles. It has a correlative workflow 

• In-lens and ETD SE detectors
• In-lens and LE-chamber BSE detectors
• In-lens multi detector
• EDS – Energy dispersive spectrometry from EDAX
• EBSD – Electron back scattered diffraction from EDAX
• ToF-SIMS – Time of Flight Secondary ion mass spectrometer from ToFWerk
• Softwares for automated TEM lamella preparation and tomography investigations

Resonsible: Erik Nilsson

Scanning Electron Microscopy - Zeiss Merlin

Zeiss Merlin FEG-SEM with EDS/WDS. The microscope has an image resolution of about 0.8 nm and is equipped with:

• dual BSE detectors
• dual SE detectors (standard and in-lens)
• EDS (energy dispersive spectrometry)
• WDS (wavelength dispersive spectrometry)

For EDS/WDS analysis, the Aztec/Inca analysis platforms from Oxford Instruments are used. Opportunities for automated mineralogy are available via Aztec Feature and Large Area Mapping.

Responsible: Mathis Warlo

Scanning electron microscopy - FEI Magellan

FEI Magellan 400 FEG-SEM (extreme high resolution SEM). The microscope has an image resolution of about 0.5 nm (0.5-30 kV) and is equipped with:

• ETD: Everhart-Thornley detector
• TLD: in-lens detector (extreme high resolution)
• vCD: Backscattered electron detector (BSD).
• STEM: Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) detector
• EDS: energy dispersive spectroscopy detector, X-Max 80 mm2 SDD, Oxford Instruments.
• EBSD: HKLNordlysN detector for electron backscatter diffraction (Oxford Instruments).

Responsible: Liang Yu

Scanning Electron Microscopy - Jeol JSM-IT300

Jeol JSM-IT300 Low and high vacuum SEM with EDS and EBSD. Image resolution of approximately 10 nm and is equipped with:

• Ability to analyse in low vacuum
• Large chamber for large samples or details
• BSE detector
• SEI detector
• EDS: X-Max 80 from Oxford Systems
• EBSD: Nordlys Max3 from Oxford Systems

For EDS and EBSD, Aztec and Channel5 from Oxford Systems are used.

Responsible: Erik Nilsson

X-ray tomography - Zeiss Xradia 620 Versa

ZeissXradia 620 Versa (Carl Zeiss Microscopy)

• 3D imaging of internal microstructure
• Max spatial resolution: 0.5 μm (Min voxel size: 40 nm)
• Field of view (FOV): 0.1-50 mm (Sample size: 0.1-200 mm)
• Absorption and phase contrast imaging
• In-situ loading module: Deben CT5000TEC (5 kN compression/tension, temperature -20/+160°C)
• 3D crystallographic imaging with LabDCT (lab-based Diffraction Contrast Tomography)
• Quantitative analysis of structure (size distribution, shape, volume fraction of particles/fibers/cells/defects etc)
• Quantitative analysis of deformation (3D analysis of displacement and strain with DVC).

LUMIA can handle most of the sample production and sample preparation for analysis and is also used to handle unconventional sample types.

Responsible: Henrik Lycksam

How to Acknowledge LUMIA in publications

Please use the following wording when acknowledging LUMIA in your publications. It is slightly different depending on the lab used:

For the LUMIA labs, SEM Merlin, SEM Magellan, SEM Jeol, XCT Xradia

The [specify the type] investigations were carried out using the LUMIA (Luleå Material Imaging and Analysis) research infrastructure at Luleå University of Technology.

For the FIB SEM LUMIA/WISE laboratory

The [specify the type] investigations were carried out using the WISE ACT@LUMIA/Wise EST Research and Technology Platforms, which were funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation via the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE). These technology platforms are hosted by the research infrastructure LUMIA (Luleå Material Imaging and Analysis) at Luleå University of Technology.

For the dynamic XCT LUMIA/WISE laboratory

The [specify the type] investigations were carried out using the WISE ACT@LUMIA Research and Technology Platform, which was funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation via the Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE). Thistechnology platform is hosted by the research infrastructure LUMIA (Luleå Material Imaging and Analysis) at Luleå University of Technology.