August 2022

New 24-hour Cancellation Policy on High Use Instruments (Quanta, FIB, Teneo)

We now have a 24 hour cancellation policy for reservations made on the Quanta, FIB or Teneo microscopes. If you need to cancel your reservation within 24 hours of its start time, you’ll need authorization from lab staff (contact Brian, Randy or Paulo).

Surface Lab No Longer Has Caps (Cleanroom Still Does)

Starting Aug. 1st, the SAL will no longer have caps – while the Nanofab cleanroom will continue to support caps. Note that we have lowered after hours rates on instruments and continue to offer the Preliminary Seed Fund Grants to help pay for instrument and staff user fees in support of data for grant proposals.

New, Lower Off-hours Rates!!!

We have new, lower, off-hours rates for academic researchers on most instruments. Click here to see the new rates.

August 2021

NEWLY INSTALLED INSTRUMENTS

• SAXS/WAXS: Anton-Paar SAXSPoint 5.0
• SEM: FEI Teneo
• Au/Pd, C, Leica sputter coater

For more information on these new tools please contact: Dr. Brian Vandevener b.van-devener@utah.edu Tel: (801)585-6162

July 2021

NEW!!! SAXSPoint 5.0 SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS Beamline

The SAXSPoint 5.0 SAXS instrument has been installed and running in the lab.

• This instrument can help you characterize size, shape and structure of your nanomaterials

• Samples can be solid, liquid, thin films, and suspensions/paste

• Environment temperature control from -150 ^oC to 600^oC

• Atmosphere condition: vacuum, ambient air, inert gas, humidity, other reactive gases

For more information please contact: Dr. Randy Polson randy.polson@utah.edu Tel: (801)587-0873

May 2021

FEI TENEO SEM has arrived: A new high resolution low-voltage SEM for non-conducting materials

The FEI TENEO SEM has been installed and running in the lab. – Capabilites include ultra-high resolution imaging of nonconductive and magnetic materials – Better elemental (Z contrast) imaging for backscattered electrons using in-lens and in-column detectors – EDS analysis with new generation Octane Elite detector from Ametek – EBSD analysis with new generation Velocity Super EBSD camera from Ametek

LEICA EM ACE600: A New Au/Pd coater for SEM imaging

Our brand new LEICA sputter coater for SEM imaging is now installed in the SEM lab!!! – Target material include: Au/Pd, C and Ru – Can accommodate 24 12mm SEM stubs – Chamber can fit samples up to 100mm diameter – visit LEICA EM ACE600 for more info]

February 2021

New, simplified, one-on-one training modules for STEM and SEM! We’ve developed new, simplified training modules for the JEOL 2800 STEM and Quanta SEM. We designed these new modules to make training more efficient (and less expensive to you too!). Save time without compromising results. For more information, please contact: Brian Van Devener (bvandev@chem.utah.edu)