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Allalin

Hybridized SEM – Spectroscopic Platform

  • SEM – Quantitative Cathodoluminescence (qCL)
  • Spectroscopic Analysis (Photoluminescence, Raman, …)
  • Time-resolved measurements (TRCL, TRPL, g², …)
  • Electrical Measurements (EBIC/EBAC)
  • Room to low-temperature analyses (<10K)
  • Cryo-compatible Nanoprobes
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Characteristics

About our Hybridized SEM – Spectroscopic Platform

The Allalin is a nanometer-resolution SEM-spectroscopic instrument featuring a unique optical collection objective integrated within the SEM column, which allows for robust and repeatable measurements, enabling quantitative cathodoluminescence (qCL) analysis.

One Platform, Multiple Measurement Possibilities

The Allalin platform supports a wide range of spectroscopic analysis techniques, utilizing multiple sources (electron beam or laser, in continuous or pulsed mode) and various detectors (SE detector, PMT, CCD/Streak cameras, InGaAs/TCSPC/HPD detectors).

The system can also be equipped with options like in-SEM electrical probing, Raman spectroscopy, Photoluminescence, and HBT setup for g(2) autocorrelation measurement.

Different stage options are available to accommodate samples as small as a few micrometers to wafers up to 6 inches.

Finally, spectroscopic analyses can be conducted at temperatures ranging from 10 K to 320 K, thanks to an integrated helium cryostat and a unique hexapod-based stage design, which ensures high stability and very low drift (<5 nm/min).

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Applications

Related Applications Using the Allalin Platform

Discover how the Allalin platform can support your research.

Scientific references

Luminescence methodology to determine grain-boundary, grain-interior, and surface recombination in thin-film solar cells John Moseley, Pierre Rale, Stéphane Collin, Eric Colegrove, Harvey Guthrey, Darius Kuciauskas, Helio Moutinho, Mowafak Al-Jassim, Wyatt K. Metzger Journal of Applied Physics, 124, 113104, 2018 2018
Nanometre-scale optical property fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 revealed by low temperature cathodoluminescence B.G. Mendis, A.A. Taylor, M. Guennou, D.M. Berg, M. Arasimowicz, S. Ahmed, H. Deligianni, P.J. Dale Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 174, 65-76, 2018 2018
Monolayer and thin h–BN as substrates for electron spectro-microscopy analysis of plasmonic nanoparticles TIZEI, L. H. G., LOURENÇO-MARTINS, H., DAS, P., WOO, S. Y., SCARABELLI, L., HANSKE, C., LIZ-MARZÁN, L. M., WATANABE, K., TANIGUCHI, T., KOCIACK, M. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2018, 113, 231108 2018
Hot carriers induced quenching of defects luminescence in Si doped AlN with Al core Xiuhua Xie, Binghui Li, Zhenzhong Zhang, Dezhen Shen Journal of Luminescence, 198, 178-182, 2018 2018

Scientific references

Unveiling the coupling of single metallic nanoparticles to whispering-gallery microcavities Auad, Y., Hamon, C., Tencé, M., Lourenço-Martins, H., Mkhitaryan, V., Stéphan, O., … & Kociak, M. Nano Lett., 2022, 22, 1, 319–327 2022
Correlation of Atomic Structure and Luminescence of Two-dimensional MoSe2/WSe2 In-plane Nanodot Heterostructures BACHU, Saiphaneendra, WOO, Steffi Y., HUET, Benjamin, et al. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2022, vol. 28, no S1, p. 1954-1956 2022
Cathodoluminescence excitation spectroscopy: Nanoscale imaging of excitation pathways VARKENTINA, Nadezda, AUAD, Yves, WOO, Steffi Y., et al. Science Advances, 2022, vol. 8, no 40 2022
Longitudinal and Transversal Directed Overgrowth of Pentatwinned Silver Nanorods with Tunable Optical Properties GOLDMANN, Claire, LI, Xiaoyan, KOCIAK, Mathieu, et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022 2022

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