Fundamentals of Optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy. Instructor: Dr. S. Sankaran, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras.

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611 years

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22

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This course will cover the basic principles and techniques of optical and scanning electron microscopy along with demonstrations on the instrument details and imaging experiments through videos. This course also deals with the sample preparation techniques for the microstructural analysis with practical examples through videos. (from nptel.ac.in)

Course Currilcum

    • Lecture 01 – Properties of Light, Diffraction and Interference, Theory of Image Formation Unlimited
    • Lecture 02 – Magnification and Resolution Unlimited
    • Lecture 03 – Depth of Field and Depth of Focus, Contrast, Lens Defects Unlimited
    • Lecture 04 – Lens Defects (cont.), Filters, Light Microscopy Introduction Unlimited
    • Lecture 05 – Optical Microscope Demo, Bright Field Imaging, Illumination of Opaque Specimen Unlimited
    • Lecture 06 – Opaque Stop Microscopy, Phase Contrast Microscopy Unlimited
    • Lecture 07 – Dark Field Microscopy, Polarization Microscopy Unlimited
    • Lecture 08 – Differential Interference Contrast, Fluorescence Microscopy Unlimited
    • Lecture 09 – Sample Preparation Techniques for Optical Microscopy Unlimited
    • Lecture 10 – Tutorial Problems related to Optical Microscopy, Part A Unlimited
    • Lecture 10 – Tutorial Problems related to Optical Microscopy, Part B Unlimited
    • Lecture 11 – Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy Unlimited
    • Lecture 12 – Lens Aberrations, Object Resolution, Image Quality Unlimited
    • Lecture 13 – Interaction between Electrons and Sample, Imaging Capabilities, … Unlimited
    • Lecture 14 – SEM and its Mode of Operation, Effect of Aperture Size, Effect of Working Distance, … Unlimited
    • Lecture 15 – SEM and its Mode of Operation (cont.), Relation between Probe Current and … Unlimited
    • Lecture 16 – Factors Affecting Interaction Volume, Demonstration of SEM Unlimited
    • Lecture 17 – Image Formation and Interpretation Unlimited
    • Lecture 18 – Image Formation and Interpretation (cont.), EDS, WDS Unlimited
    • Lecture 19 – Special Contrast Mechanisms, Monte Carlo Simulations of Interaction Volume Unlimited
    • Lecture 20 – Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging, Electron Backscattered Diffraction Unlimited
    • Lecture 21 – Tutorial Problems related to Scanning Electron Microscopy Unlimited