ZEISS Axio Imager 2 Pol​
Polarized Light Microscope for Research Tasks

You are looking for a microscope that performs complex tasks reliably, produces results of impressive quality and is easy to use? In that case, ZEISS Axio Imager for Polarized Light Microscopy is the right choice for you. Choose from the coded, partly motorized or fully motorized version and adapt your microscope to your individual requirements.​

✓ Automatic component identification​.

✓ Reliable long-term imaging​

✓ Extensive functionality​

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✓ Confidence Thanks to Automatic Component Identification

Microscope settings you can rely on at all times, on account of the Automatic Component Recognition ACR. All motorized stands recognize objectives automatically. Within the fully motorized Z-stand, ACR additionally identifies reflector modules. Exchange of components is registered by Axio Imager automatically.​

Surface of a Thin-Layer Solar Cell, Transmitted Light Polarization with Lambda Plate, EC Epiplan-Apochromat 50x/0.95

Geology & Minerals​
Applications

Bar olivine chondrule​: Coolidge meteorite sample courtesy of: J. Zipfel, Department of Meteorite Research, Senckenberg Research Museum, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Transmitted-light – Brightfield. Objective: EC Plan-NEOFLUAR 10x/0.30 Pol​

Reflected-light – Darkfield. Objective: EC Epiplan-NEOFLUAR 10x/0.25 Pol​

Transmitted-light – Polarization. Objective: EC Plan-NEOFLUAR 10x/0.30 Pol​

Transmitted-light - Polarization with λ-Plate. Objective: EC Plan-NEOFLUAR 10x/0.30 Pol​

Reflected-light – Polarization. Objective: EC Epiplan-NEOFLUAR 10x/0.25 Pol​​

Methods

Fast and Reliable Conoscopy​

Capture orthoscopic and conoscopic image information simultaneously with polarized light microscopy. With the specially designed Pol phototube, object, cross hairs and iris diaphragm are visible at the same time. Thanks to the adjustable iris diaphragm this is also true for the limits of the conoscopic range down to a minimum crystal size of 10 µm. The pre-centered Bertrand optics are straightforward to turn on and off. Thus, switch between techniques fast while capturing images videos​.

Behavior of optically anisotropic crystals in linearly and circularly polarized light, orthoscopy and conoscopy.

  • Consistent Measurement Performance​

    ● Straightforward measurements using the rotary, ball bearing mounted stage with 360° scale and 0.1° vernier (e.g. for measuring cleavage angles in minerals)​
    ● Determination of optical path differences or strain measurements.

  • Compensators with Fixed Path Difference​

    ● Full-wave plate λ​
    ● Quarter-wave plate λ / 4
    ● Full-wave plate λ, rotable +/- 8°​
    ● A wide spectrum of compensators is available, covering the measuring range from 0 to 30 λ.

  • Compensators with Variable Path Difference​

    ● Wedge compensator 0-4 λ​
    ● Measuring compensators: ​
          ○ Berek tilting compensator 0-5 λ​
          ○ Berek tilting compensator 0-30 λ​

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Thermomicroscopy & Digital Analysis​

Axio Imager is open to many more methods, for example:​

● Thermomicroscopy​
●Digital analyses with ZEISS ZEN core software (e.g., with Grain Size Analysis or Particle Analyzer)

Digital analyses with ZEISS ZEN core software (e.g., with Grain Size Analysis or Particle Analyzer).

Energy Materials

Protecting our Planet - The Future of Fuel Cells

Climate change and recent weather extremes mean that green technology is now more crucial than ever. Development of novel, low-cost solar cell devices that maximize efficiency is critical if mankind is to reach net-zero emission by 2050. But several challenges need to be solved before this becomes a reality.

Energy Materials

A Greener Future - The Push for Low-Cost, Efficient Solar Cell Technology

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Microscopy Applications for Materials Science

New Materials for New Energy

Research and development of sustainable energy devices for future generations is crucial. Such devices - including batteries, fuel cells, and solar cells - will represent a major shift in how energy is generated, stored, and converted. Today, the main research focus is on extending the lifetime of these devices, increasing their power and storage density, and improving their efficiency and safety.

It’s obvious that generating, storing, and using energy sustainably will be a key challenge going forward. And it’s a challenge in which microscopy will play an important role. After all, the performance of future devices is intrinsically linked to their micro- and nano-structure. Microscopy techniques allow researchers to dig deep, helping them investigate the reasons behind why certain materials work and why some don’t.

And better microscopy tools mean more accurate analysis. ZEISS is committed to helping you move your research forward. ZEISS provides X-ray, electron and ion microscopes, along with multi-modal solutions, that keep up with the ever-increasing demands of energy research.

Energy Materials

Imaging Microstructures, Defects, and Magnetic Domains - In Permanent Magnets

The worldwide movement toward electric vehicles continues to grow - by 2030, the number on the roads is expected to reach 250 million globally. This is because of consumer demand stemming from rising gas prices and government efforts to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Electric vehicle technology depends on the availability of powerful permanent magnets for use in sensors and motors. And high demand on raw materials is leading to a highly intensified search for new magnetic alternatives. Developing new, more powerful, or cheaper magnets can accelerate electric vehicle adoption and deployment.

Microscopy Applications for Nanomaterials & Nanosciences

Low-D Materials - Sub-10 nm Patterning with High Density, High-Resolution Imaging and Analysis of Material Surfaces

Recent advances in nanotechnology have pushed the development of FIB-SEM systems that allow higher resolution imaging at lower kV. Excellent low-kV imaging performance is necessary for surface analysis of low-D materials such as MoS2, graphene monolayers, nanowires, nanoparticles, and quantum dots.

Microscopy Applications for Nanomaterials & Nanosciences

Micro- and Nanofluidics - Precise Nanopatterning and Charge-Free, Non-Destructive Imaging of Future Nanofluidic Devices

Nanofluidic devices can help you study fundamental scientific processes and probe a variety of mechanisms like nanocapillarity, mass transport in confined structures, and DNA-protein interactions.

One advantage of nanofluidic devices for these studies is their flexibility when it comes to size and shape. These features can be engineered with precision using electron and ion beams, allowing scientists to tune various properties as required. But in order to fabricate nanofluidic devices with the precision needed for future applications, standard FIB-SEM tools are far from ideal.

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