The Stuttgart Center for Electron Microscopy at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research

Abstract The Stuttgart Center for Electron Microscopy at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research was founded in 2005, focusing a long tradition of transmission electron microscopy research within the former department for internal boundaries, headed by Prof. Dr. Manfred Ruhle, into a modern central scientific facility. The Stuttgart Center for Electron Microscopy pursues advanced research activities aiming at the atomic-scale characterization of novel materials by making use of the latest technological and instrumental innovations in transmission electron microscopy, such as monochromators and energy filters. New electron microscopy techniques are developed and applied in order to experimentally reveal the local structural, physical, and chemical properties at high spatial resolution, with a special focus on the atomic and electronic structure properties within and between metals, ceramics, and bio-materials, as well as the role of interface-controlled, at the nanometer-scale confined materials.