Facilities
Hitachi S-5500 In-Lens FE SEM (2009)
- Location:
- Specification:
- SE and BSE detectors
- EDS detector
- BF/DF duo STEM detector with variable collection angles
- 0.4 nm resolution at 30 kV and 1.6 nm resolution at 1kV
Zeiss Cross-Beam
- Specification:
- SE, BSE
- EDS
- Raith Elphy Plus Lithography System
- W, Pt, TEOS deposition
- H2O, F gas assisted etching
FEI Philips XL30 sFEG (2002)
- Location: Mott Building room 347A
- Specification:
- SE and BSE detectors
- EDS detector (EDAX)
- Heating stage up to 200°C
- SIS Imaging Software
FEI Philips XL30 FEG ESEM (1999)
Variable pressure SEM up to 20 torr (21 mbar)
- Location: Mott Building room 346
- Specification:
- SE, BSE and GSE detectors
- High pressure "Needle" detector (up 20 mbar)
- "Wet" STEM detector
- EDS (EDAX) and CL detector
- Variable imaging gas capacity
- Heating (up to 200°C) and Peltier (-20°C- 50°C) stages
- Cryo stage (Gatan)
- Integrated Tenselometer (200N)
- High-speed beam blanking device (< 30ns)
- Micromanipulator (Kleindiek, Nanotechnik)
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
FEI Philips Tecnai 20 (2002)
- Location: Mott Building room 354A
- Specification:
- 200keV (Tungsten, LB6)
- CCD Camera
- Douple tilt specimen holder
- SIS Imaging Software
Variable pressure SEM and Focused Ion Beam
FEI Philips Dualbeam Quanta 3D (2004)
- Location: Mott Building room 354
- Specification:
- ESEM:
- SE, BSE and GSE detectors
- STEM detector
- Varible imaging gas capacity
- Cryo stage (Gatan Alto 2500)
- Micromanipulator (Kleindiek Nanotechnik)
- FIB:
- Gas chemistries for high-volume milling applications
- Automated FIB sectioning recipes including slice & view for 3D reconstruction
- ESEM:
Ultramicrotome
Leica Ultracut UCT with Cryo Attachment (2003)
- Location: Mott Building room 375
- Specification:
- Knife block and Segment arc with self locking precision drives
- Three light sources
- Stepping motor for 10mm knife, North to South movement
- Cutting window from 0.2 to 14mm
- Cutting speed from 0.05 to 100mm/sec
- Control for exact setting of the advance from 1nm to 15μm in different steps
- Return speed 10/30/50mm/sec
- Leica EM FCS cryochamber for low temperature sectioning of biological and industrial samples at temperatures from -15 to -185°C
- LKB KNIFEMAKER 7800B
Ion Mill
Gatan DuoMill Model 600
- Location: Mott Building room 375
- Specification:
- Machine can independently ion mill two specimens for transmission electron microscopy
- One cryogenic stage
- Oil trap dewar
- Diffusion pumped
- Mechanical pump
- Auto terminator
Dimple Grinder
Gatan 656 (1999)
- Location: Mott Building room 375
- Specification:
- Dual measuring system (accuracy 1 micron)
- Micro-positioning (better than 10 microns)
- Minimum accurate thickness 3 microns
Turbo Carbon Coater
EMITECH 950X (2004)
- Location: Mott Building room 375
- Specification:
- Automatic Pumping Sequence
- Turbomolecular Pumping
- Clean Vacuum
- Variable Outgas Control
- Restricted Vent Control Avoids Specimen Disturbance
- Rotating Specimen Table
- Thickness monitor
Sputter Coater
BioRad SEM Coating System
- Location: Mott Building room 375
- Specification:
- Metal: Gold
Evaporator
Location: Mott Building room 375
Specification:- Gold, Aluminium, Copper, Platinium
Electropolisher
- Location: Mott Building room 375
- Specification:
- Homemade device for electrolytic polishing and etching of metallographic specimens
Cutting, Grinding and Polishing Tools
- Location: Mott Building room 343
- Includes:
- Various diamond saws
- Disc puncher
- Diverse automatic and manual grinder/polishers