Casimir Kuzyk

AweSEM: Removing Barriers to Innovation with a Tabletop, Low-Cost SEM

C. Kuzyk, E. Blankenburg(*), G. Robinson-Leith, H. Li(*), M. Chang, M. Cen(*), B. Ye(**), G. Hu(*), K. Jessen, A. Nojeh, R. F. Pease(*), University of British Columbia, (*)Stanford University, (**)Palo Alto High School

We present a novel, low cost scanning electron microscope that is aimed to reduce the barriers to innovation everyone. We have produced images with a prototype that includes a permanently sealed vacuum chamber, an optically stimulated carbon nanotube forest based cathode, and permanent magnetic lens.