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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2025 | Study Period: 2024-2030
The field-ion microscope is a type of field-emission microscope in which the tip is enclosed by helium gas at a low pressure.
The field-ion microscope has been used to ionize the gas at the atom planes on the tip, resulting in an image with a magnification of up to 10,000,000. An analytical tool with atomic resolution, the field ion microscope (FIM) is mostly used in materials science.
The atomic arrangement on the surface of a sharp needle tip can be seen with this particular microscope. A metal tip with a sharp tip is made and put in a vacuum chamber filled with a noble gas like helium or neon to look at a sample in a field ion microscope.
Due to their saturated and stable outer electron shells, noble gases require a higher electric field to ionize. The higher the electric field, the higher the resolution.
To reduce the random position changes caused by Brownian molecular motion, the tip is cooled to a temperature between 20 and 100 K. Between the tip and a detector, such as a combination of a microchannel plate and phosphor screen, a positive high voltage of 5 to 10 kV is applied.
Additionally, a multi-channel plate, such as that used in Atom Probe Tomography, is directly utilized in our group's work. An undesirable emission of electrons from the field would result from a negative voltage at the tip.
Positively charged and repelled by the tip, gas atoms are ionized by the strong electric field close to the tip (field ionization). Albeit the electric field strength should be adequately high to permit field ionization of the gas particles, it should be sufficiently low to keep away from the unit of iotas from the tip surface (field vanishing or field desorption).
In contrast to other kinds of microscopes, such as the light microscope and the electron microscope, where the magnification can be changed by using optical elements (lenses), the field ion microscope's magnification is mostly determined by the applied voltage and the curvature of the tip surface.
Optical element aberrations have no negative effect on the resolving power. Due to the ions' low De-Broglie wavelength, there is almost no limitation on wave-optical resolution.
The ionized gas particles are sped up radially (opposite to the surface) from the tip surface onto the finder and give a focal projection of the tip surface with an amplification in the scope of 100 Thousand to 1,000,000. This makes it simple to see lattice defects like dislocations and image individual atoms on the tip surface.
The Global Field Ion Microscope market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
Virtual demonstrations of the powerful performance of the new JEOL Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, which will be available to customers looking for an analytical ultrahigh resolution SEM, will take place during the summer.
The most advanced microscope produced by JEOL, the JSM-IT800, features ultrahigh spatial resolution for nanoscale imaging and analysis.
A hybrid objective lens that combines electromagnetic and electrostatic lenses with a through-the-lens electron detection system is at the heart of the new JEOL IT800 series of Schottky Field Emission SEMs with embedded Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDS). It is ideal for EBSD analysis of samples and imaging magnetic materials.
The most recent level of analytical intelligence can be found in the IT800 series. With its elegant functionality, high resolution, and powerful software, it is intended to simplify operation and workflow efficiency, making it possible to acquire data from observation to elemental analysis and subsequent reporting in a single, streamlined process.
Sl no | Topic |
1 | Market Segmentation |
2 | Scope of the report |
3 | Abbreviations |
4 | Research Methodology |
5 | Executive Summary |
6 | Introduction |
7 | Insights from Industry stakeholders |
8 | Cost breakdown of Product by sub-components and average profit margin |
9 | Disruptive innovation in the Industry |
10 | Technology trends in the Industry |
11 | Consumer trends in the industry |
12 | Recent Production Milestones |
13 | Component Manufacturing in US, EU and China |
14 | COVID-19 impact on overall market |
15 | COVID-19 impact on Production of components |
16 | COVID-19 impact on Point of sale |
17 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Geography, 2024-2030 |
18 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Product Type, 2024-2030 |
19 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Application, 2024-2030 |
20 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by End use, 2024-2030 |
21 | Product installation rate by OEM, 2023 |
22 | Incline/Decline in Average B-2-B selling price in past 5 years |
23 | Competition from substitute products |
24 | Gross margin and average profitability of suppliers |
25 | New product development in past 12 months |
26 | M&A in past 12 months |
27 | Growth strategy of leading players |
28 | Market share of vendors, 2023 |
29 | Company Profiles |
30 | Unmet needs and opportunity for new suppliers |
31 | Conclusion |
32 | Appendix |