Image gallery
Cantilevers
Cantilevers created by FIB milling in a zirconium dioxide sample.
Cantilevers
Diferent kind of cantilevers created by FIB milling in a zirconium dioxide ceramic.
Small pillar
A small pillar (200 nm) created by annular FIB milling in a zirconium dioxide sample.
Micro-pillar WC+Co
A micro-pillar created by annular FIB milling in WC+Co "hard" metal. Pillar are compressed by nanoindentation to study the microscale mechanical properties.
Pillars in inverse opals
Sculpturing pillars in inverse opals structures.
Inverse opals
FIB cross-section of inverse opals: structures created by self-assembling of polystyrene spheres and ALD aluminum oxide deposition.
Close view inverse opals
FIB cross-section of inverse opals, close view. The Al2O3 wall is about 50nm.
Hydroxyapatite
Hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate) is a material used in bone regeneration.
Hydroxyapatite
Hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate) is a material used in bone regeneration.
Cells
Osteoblasts (bone forming cells) living on a hydroxyapatite.
Si micro-sphere
FIB cross-section of 5 µm silicon sphere.
Nanowire sensor
FIB rewiring of a nano-sensor device. The sensor is a tin oxide nanowire connected to the electrical circuit by a Pt deposition.
Multiscale logo on an AFM tip
An example of FIB printing: the Multiscale Center logo printed on an AFM tip.
Nanoparticles "ordering"
Creating emoticons at the nanoscale. An example of Cu reduction by the electron beam.
Nanoparticles "ordering"
Creating emoticons at the nanoscale. Another example of Cu reduction by the electron beam. The things went wrong.
Nanolithography
A skydiving logo engraved on a magnetic disk (taken from an old disk drive).
Nanolithography
A skydiving logo engraved on a human hair (taken from our colleague).
Nanolithography
One of us working with the FIB (printed on a silicon wafer).
TEM lamellae
TEM lamellae preparation by the FIB, lift out.
SiO2 pillars
Array of SiO2 pillars created using electrochemical etching technique and oxidation.
Macroporous silicon
3D structure of macroporous silicon created by electrochemical etching and oxidation.
Dental implant
A stitched image of dental implant to study the bone reconstruction arround it.
3D Tomography
Reconstruction of 3D tomography of WC-Co "hard" metal sample.