SEM EDS elemental analysis

Experience the next level of EDS analysis with Thermo Scientific™ ChemiSEM™ Technology, a game-changing integration of SEM and EDS functions in a single, seamless user interface. Unleash the power of elemental information with speed, accuracy, and unparalleled simplicity.

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What is ChemiSEM Technology?

ChemiSEM™ Technology, is an advanced and revolutionary solution designed to address the complex needs of customers in material characterization. It caters to the curious minds seeking to understand the composition of intricate materials, unravel the secrets of their samples, and detect even the tiniest impurities.

ChemiSEM brings together live quantification and decades of EDS analysis expertise to deliver elemental information quickly and effortlessly. With ChemiSEM™, you get reliable results, uncover hidden features, and access complete data, all at your fingertips.

ChemiSEM EDS elemental analysis
ChemiPhase image of a refractory material (brown fused alumina) employed in steel production. The phase analysis shows the location of the alumina (light blue) but also the presence of unexpected materials that act as contamination, such as titanium oxide (displayed in pink) and fragments of silica (displayed in yellow)

Advantages of SEM EDS analysis with ChemiSEM Technology

Always On

Say goodbye to moving between SEM imaging and EDS analysis for each sample. ChemiSEM™ continuously collects the EDS signal during SEM imaging, capturing a full EDS spectrum at every point in the image.

Faster Data Acquisition

Access elemental information faster than ever before with innovative data segmentation techniques based on machine learning and ultrafast signal processing. Seamlessly integrated with SEM, ChemiSEM™ streamlines the entire process.

Reliable Results

Enjoy accurate qualification and quantification across a wide range of operating conditions, including beam energy, sample size, and working distance. ChemiSEM™ ensures consistent and dependable outcomes.

Complete Information

See the big picture with comprehensive micro-scale elemental composition. Immediate color results highlight defects or imperfections that might have been missed with conventional techniques.

Multi-Data Viewing

Get a complete characterization of your sample at a glance with simultaneous viewing of Secondary Electron Detector (SED) and elemental information in a single frame.

Simplified Operation

ChemiSEM™ makes elemental information accessible to everyone. Its intuitive user interface allows easy access to compositional results, enabling more scientists and engineers to utilize your facilities effectively.

Phase analysis with ChemiSEM Technology

Introducing ChemiPhase, the game-changing feature in ChemiSEM that's revolutionizing phase analysis. Imagine pinpointing unique material phases effortlessly. With ChemiPhase's advanced big data approach, detecting statistically significant spectra within your datacube is a breeze.

Complex materials analysis

Characterizing diverse phases has never been easier. ChemiPhase, the unbiased statistical engine, leaves no room for error, avoiding unexpected element misses due to overlaps or intensities.

Experience the Benefits:

  • Automated Brilliance: Say goodbye to user bias. ChemiPhase handles the heavy lifting without prior element identification.
  • Pixel-Perfect Precision: Identify major and minor components down to a single pixel, free from peak overlaps.
  • Speed and Reliability: Achieve phase determination in under a minute, even from minimal X-ray data (just 10 counts per pixel).
  • Reduced Complexity: Navigate with confidence using image-spectrum pairs for each distinct phase, while spectra are optimized automatically.

Elevate your material analysis game with ChemiPhase!

Thermo Scientific SEM instruments featuring ChemiSEM Technology:

Discover the capabilities of ChemiSEM™ Technology with our cutting-edge products

Phenom Desktop SEM
Axia ChemiSEM
Apreo 2 SEM
Quattro ESEM

ChemiSEM Technology is always on and enables any user to acquire elemental data—you will have more access to complete information than ever before. See just a few examples of the utility of simultaneous EDS and SEM analysis in the videos below.

Elemental information in the blink of an eye

This video is taken on the Thermo Scientific Prisma E SEM equipped with a 30 mm2 EDS detector. We demonstrate the speed of ChemiSEM Technology with composition automatically identified (AutoID) and easy selection of elements of interest.

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ChemiSEM Technology is always on – you no longer have to switch applications when you need elemental information; instead live results are shown in the SEM user interface. This video highlights several forms of elemental information (point and area).

Reliable results

Elemental information is useless when it is not reliable. This video shows how ChemiSEM Technology is capable of dealing with X-ray peak overlap and deconvolution – making sure that your elemental information is correct and relevant, even in live color imaging.


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