Department of Physics

and Astrophysics
ADVANCED SOLID STATE LAB II (560)

MADHVI-19056762061
VISHAL-19079762017
AYAN-19025762008
 AIM

Using the SEM micrograph of KNN ceramic

1) Identify the size and shape for as
synthesized ceramic
2.) Plot size Histogram and fir it using proper
statistics.
3.) Use Image-J software
4.) Give a value for average size.
Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM)
 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM) IS AN
IMPORTANT ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE THAT
IS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING A DETAILED VISUAL IMAGE
OF A PARTICLE WITH HIGH-QUALITY AND SPATIAL
RESOLUTION.
 THE SAMPLE IS EXPOSED IN SEM TO THE HIGH-ENERGY
ELECTRON BEAM AND GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT
TOPOGRAPHY, MORPHOLOGY, COMPOSITION,
CHEMISTRY, ORIENTATION OF GRAINS,
CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, ETC. OF A
MATERIAL, AND THEREFORE SEM IS A USEFUL TOOL TO
BE USED FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS.
SEM SET UP
HISTOGRAM
RESULTS
 If all the particles have similar irregular shape , then we
should measure the largest diameter across each particle and
then take the average value.
 Average particle size is come out to be 4.408 micrometer
(μm).

 The scherrer formula used for XRD crystalline will surely

be different from the absolute measured SEM. XRD shows
the crystal size , but SEM shows the particle size ,so you
can not compare them together.
THANKING YOU