microscopes

What Are the Advantages and Limitations?

Each type of microscope comes with its own set of advantages and limitations:
- SEM
- Advantages: High resolution, good depth of field.
- Limitations: Requires sample preparation, non-conductive samples need coating.
- TEM
- Advantages: Extremely high resolution, can view internal structures.
- Limitations: Samples must be very thin, complex sample preparation.
- AFM
- Advantages: Can image in various environments (air, liquid), 3D profiling.
- Limitations: Slower imaging process, limited scan size.
- STM
- Advantages: Atomic resolution, can study electronic properties.
- Limitations: Requires conductive samples, sensitive to vibrations.

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