{"id":461,"date":"2026-07-29T21:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/?p=461"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:59:24","slug":"fib-sem-now-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/2026\/07\/29\/fib-sem-now-installed\/","title":{"rendered":"FIB-SEM Now Installed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARC&#8217;s new Zeiss Crossbeam 550 FIB-SEM is now fully installed and operational in Yates 101. Unlike a conventional SEM, this unique three-beam system integrates an electron beam for high-resolution imaging, a focused gallium ion beam for nanoscale milling, and an ultrafast femtosecond laser for rapid removal of large volumes of material. Together, these complementary beams enable researchers to seamlessly transition from fast bulk material removal to precise, site-specific nanoscale machining and imaging within a single instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Enables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf Preparation of ultra-thin TEM lamella<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf Cross-sectioning of materials and devices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf Visualization of buried interfaces and internal microstructures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf Analysis of subsurface defects and failure mechanisms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf Three-dimensional serial section reconstruction and tomography<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf Rapid, large-volume material removal using the integrated femtosecond laser, followed by precise nanoscale milling with the FIB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf Fabrication and modification of microscale and nanoscale structures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Can Benefit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This three-beam capability supports research across a wide range of materials, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Batteries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semiconductors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomaterials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tissues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced manufacturing materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested in using the FIB-SEM for your research? Users can request training or full-service analysis through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/ilab\/\">iLab<\/a> or by contacting <a href=\"mailto:Bradley.Guilliams@colostate.edu\">Bradley.Guilliams@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARC&#8217;s new Zeiss Crossbeam 550 FIB-SEM is now fully installed and operational in Yates 101. Unlike a conventional SEM, this unique three-beam system integrates an electron beam for high-resolution imaging, a focused gallium ion beam for nanoscale milling, and an ultrafast femtosecond laser for rapid removal of large volumes of material. Together, these complementary beams [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arc-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions\/485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/arc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}