TEM High-Pressure Gas Heating
Recreate realistic industrial reaction environments inside the TEM with gas pressures up to 20 bar, controlled gas flow, and closed-loop MEMS heating above 900 °C.
Technical Specs
1390 Series
Pressure Range at Sample
1 to 20 bar
Holder Gas Inlets/Outlets
1 inlet and 1 outlet on the holder
Gas Controller Configuration
1 experimental gas and 1 inert purge gas
Purge Capability
Yes
Tubing System
All metal
Heating Temperature
Up to 900°C
Biasing Contacts
4 contacts
Holder Cleaning
Bakeable to 160 °C
EELS / EDS Compatible
Yes
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Key Features and Capabilities
High-Pressure Gas-Cell Architecture
Enable reliable in-situ TEM experiments at gas pressures up to 20 bar using a purpose-built high-pressure environmental cell
Reproducible Screw-Free High-Pressure Gas-Cell Assembly
Achieve reproducible high-pressure gas-cell assembly with self-aligning windows and a screw-free sealing design
Integrated Gas Heating
Perform temperature-controlled high-pressure gas-phase TEM with homogeneous MEMS heating up to 900 °C, 4-point on-chip temperature sensing, and near-drift-free imaging
Multimodal Imaging
Perform correlative high-pressure gas-phase microscopy across TEM, SEM, and synchrotron X-ray platforms
Optimized for EELS and EDS
Perform correlative spectroscopy and microscopy for detailed in-situ elemental analysis
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Built for Diverse Applications
Featured Research
High pressure and temperature imaging and diffraction of heterogeneous catalysts and supported nanostructures
a) PVD Pt in DF-STEM at 27.5 bar N2. b) PVD Pt in SAED at 20.5 bar. c) BF-STEM and d) FFT of CeO2 particles showing resolution of 3.1 Å at 20 bar and 450 °C.
Reference: George Hollyer, et al, MRS Commun. (2025). DOI: 10.1557/s43579-025-00825-7
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www.hummingbirdscientific.com ©Hummingbird Scientific 2026 -The specifications provided are subject to change without notice.
www.hummingbirdscientific.com ©Hummingbird Scientific 2026 -The specifications provided are subject to change without notice.
Selected Publications
George G. Hollyer, Dmitri N. Zakharov, Daan Hein Alsem, Calvin Parkin, Eric A. Stach. “Nanometer-scale resolution in an ultra-high pressure environmental TEM holder”. MRS Communications (2025)
DOI:
10.1557/s43579-025-00825-7
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