Poseidon AX
Study nanoscale material behaviour in liquid environments in the (scanning) transmission electron microscope to drive innovation in soft materials, chemistry, corrosion, drug delivery, and more.
Key Features
- Unmatched chemical compatibility
- Up to 100°C
- Precise flow and bubble management
- True in-situ EDS
- Live physical drift mitigation, dose analysis, and offline data analysis
Manufacturer
Protochips
Protochips are committed to advancing the capabilities of researchers worldwide by providing front-to-back workflow solutions for transmission electron microscopy.
Atmosphere AX Introduction
Flexible in situ environments: Full control over liquid flow and solution chemistry to create the most relevant environment for your material.
Machine vision software suite: Integrated machine vision software manages many data collection tasks in the background so you can focus on the experiment at hand.
Front-to-back workflow: Each step of the research process, from sample preparation to data management and analysis, has been considered to maximize rigor and reproducibility.
Safety: Safety of the TEM is top priority – none of our systems require disassembly that would put the TEM at risk to enable different imaging techniques or perform maintenance.
Atmosphere AX Workflow
Prep
- Precise dropcasting
- Reproducible FIB deposition
- Sample screening
- Global scientific support
Collect
- Live physical drift control
- Dose quantification
- Metadata indexing
- Integrated notebook
Analyse
- Flexible liquid control
- Patented, uniform temperature control
- TEM/STEM/EDX optimised
- Easy maintenance without holder disassembly
Publish
- Consolidated visualisation
- Fast filtering
- Historical experimental records
- RDM/FAIR compliant
Sample Support: E-chips
The Poseidon AX solution uses custom-made microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) as sample supports to adjust liquid thickness, add temperature, or enable electrochemical measurements within the liquid holder. All MEMS devices (E-chips™) are designed, fabricated, and quality checked.
With several unique designs such as:
- Microwells to limit liquid thickness
- Flow management designs for ultimate flow control
- Temperature control E-chips with patented FrameHeaterTM technology maximising uniformity
- EDS-optimised designs that enable EDS collection without tilting
Axon Machine Vision Software Platform
TEM Processing Software
There are many variables to control and record during an in situ TEM experiment and the AXON machine vision software platform provides automation without taking away control:
- Live physical drift correction
- Constant parameter recording and indexing (TEM, camera, and in situ parameters)
- Real-time electron dose calculations
- Electron dose exposure tracking and mapping
- Continuous recording for instant look-back.
You leave the TEM lab with a fully drift corrected and metadata-aligned dataset with all parameters recorded, notes integrated, and ready for trend analysis and movie creation.
- Learn faster
- Share easier
- Publish sooner
- Increase reproducibility
- Spend less time and money at the TEM
- RDM/FAIR compliant
Applications
Biological Materials
Observing viruses, polymers, lipids and other life-science samples at the nanoscale is possible using the Poseidon AX system. In this case the mobility of rotavirus particles was observes using our specialised microwell E-chips.
Biomineralisation
The Poseidon AX system comes with 2 inlet ports to allow optimal mixing at the tip. This clip shows the formation of calcite using a protein mediate growth by mixing.
Nanoparticle Synthesis
The Poseidon AX system can be used to heat liquids to a maximum temperature of 100° C. In this experiment, the growth of gold nanoparticles was observed under different temperatures, creating various nanoparticle shapes and sizes with high control.
Electrocatalysis
Using the Poseidon AX system, an electrochemical bias can be applied in a three electrode set-up to any system. In this case, a CuSO4 solution was observed growing dendrites using cyclic voltammetry.
Batteries
Most in-depth understanding of plating and stripping behaviour in batteries and the mechanisms by which adverse dendritic growth may occur remains underdeveloped. With Poseidon AX, these plating mechanisms can be investigated at the nanoscale.
Corrosion
Corrosion is a significant problem for the stability of structural metals and potentially for functional nanomaterials in operating environments. The Poseidon AX system can be used to study corrosion of nanoparticles or FIB lamella.
Catalysis Synthesis
Catalysts work directly on the nanoscale to convert reactants into products. The synthesis of these catalysts needs to be controlled to ensure the materials have a good activity, selectivity and stability. In this case a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is being synthesized in real time by adding iron oxide colloids in liquid to carbon nanotube supports.
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Service Support
Comprehensive repairs and servicing
Annual Support Programs
Your metrology instrumentation is a major investment that is critical to your business operation and success. In today’s competitive climate, it is more important than ever to extend the functionality and peak performance of your metrology equipment years beyond the expiration of your factory warranty. CN Tech’s Support Programs will help ensure that your investment is protected, and that you and your instrument’s are always operating at peak performance.
With over 20 years’ experience servicing and repairing you can be assured that your system is in safe hands. The independent services we offer include system relocation, maintenance visits, parts and consumables, and break down interventions.
CN Tech’s Support Programs are an economical way to guarantee optimal working condition:
- Annual Preventive Maintenance
- Priority Technical Assistance
- Preferred Parts Availability
- On-Site User Training
- Remote Diagnostics
- No surprise repair expense and much more!
Support Contact Example
An example of our service and support contracts are shown below:
Metrology & Instrumentation Annual Support Programs 2024/25
CN Tech's Support Programs will help ensure that your investment is protected, and that you and your instrument’s are always operating at peak performance.