Confocal scanning light microscopy (CSLM)
Confocal scanning light microscopy (CSLM) uses laser to generate surface images of the target as compared to visible light used by conventional optical microscopes. NETL-Albany’s CSLM is unique because of a heating chamber attached to it, which enables real time high temperature observations in a controlled gas environment.
These images show the testing of Cu-Fe based materials that absorb/release oxygen by switching gases (between oxidizing and reducing) mimicking a chemical looping process. With the CSLM, researchers can observe how the materials change their size and surface morphology over the gas switch to study materials interactions and degradation.
NETL researcher Jinichiro Nakano is seen operating the Confocal scanning light microscope
Confocal scanning light microscopy (CSLM)
Confocal scanning light microscopy (CSLM) uses laser to generate surface images of the target as compared to visible light used by conventional optical microscopes. NETL-Albany’s CSLM is unique because of a heating chamber attached to it, which enables real time high temperature observations in a controlled gas environment.
These images show the testing of Cu-Fe based materials that absorb/release oxygen by switching gases (between oxidizing and reducing) mimicking a chemical looping process. With the CSLM, researchers can observe how the materials change their size and surface morphology over the gas switch to study materials interactions and degradation.
NETL researcher Jinichiro Nakano is seen operating the Confocal scanning light microscope