SEM Sample Preparation Equipment


Laboratory equipment is purchased as part of the project "Research Infrastructure for Campus-based Laboratories at the University of Rijeka" (RISK), which is co-financed by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.



 

Laboratory: O-119

SEM sample preparation equipment
 




 

Short description:
Various precision instruments
 
Main purpose:
Instruments for preparing samples
 
Technical specifications:
  • Precision Etching and Coating System (Gatan PECS II Model 685) – uses dual ion sources for the etching of solid samples by low energy Ar+ ions (energy range 0.1 – 8 keV) and can be used for sample coating with C, Au, Pt/Pd, Cr or Pt.
  • Precision Ion Polishing System (Gatan PIPS II Model 695) – uses dual ion sources for the polishing of solid samples by low energy Ar+ ions (energy range 0.1 – 8 keV), used primarily for the sample preparation for Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) measurements.
  • Critical point dryer (Quorum K 850) – used for dehydrating biological tissue (by replacing water with liquid CO2) prior to examination in the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
  • Precision diamond wire saw (Well 3242) – uses a stainless steel wire with diamonds embedded into the surface of the wire as a cutting tool; produces smooth, sharp-edges surfaces on variety of materials.
  • Precision saw with diamond discs (Buehler Isomet 1000) – used for cutting varius types of materials (metals, composites, laminates, plastics, biomaterials) with minimal deformation, by only using gravity fed force.
  • Disc Grinder – used for pre-thin and polish the samples to reduce ion milling times and improve quality
  • Dimple Grinder - fast and reliable mechanical method of pre-thinning to near electron transparency to greatly reduce ion milling times and uneven thinning.
Year of manufacture:
2014
 
Source of founding:
„Research Infrastructure for Campus-based Laboratories at the University of Rijeka“ project financed by ERDF
 
Contacts:
 dr. Ivna Kavre Piltaver (+ 385 51 584 618, ivna.kavre@uniri.hr)
 


 

   
Gatan PECS II Model 685





Gatan PIPS II Model 695

  

 


Buehler Isomet 1000 precizna pila s dijamantnim diskovima


  


Well 3242 precizna pila s dijamantnom žicom


 


Gatan Disc Grinder 623 i Gatan Dimple Grinder 656



 

Quorum K 850 Critical point dryer

 

 
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