Circular We hereby inform that the following materials characterization facilities are available at the Nanotech Research Facility of PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore. 1. Multimode Scanning Probe Microscope, AFM/STM (NT-MDT) AFM Imaging: Contact / Semicontact mode Special Techniques available: In Air and Vacuum: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Lateral Force Microscopy (LFM), Phase Imaging, Force Modulation, Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM), Electrostatic Force Microscopy (EFM), Adhesion force imaging, AFM Lithography, Spreading Resistance Imaging (SRI), Scanning Capacitance Imaging (SCI), Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy (SKM), Heating Stage Operations, Nanoscelrometry with AFM-Nanoindentation. In Liquid: Contact AFM/LFM/Adhesion Force Imaging/Force Modulation, Resonant Mode, Phase Imaging, AFM Lithography, Electrochemical AFM/STM Imaging Faculty in charge: Dr. P.Biji, Assistant Professor in Nanotechnology, PSGIAS Email: [email protected], [email protected] 2. Bench-top Scanning Probe Microscope, AFM/STM (Nanosurf) AFM Imaging: Contact Mode, STM: imaging in air Faculty in charge: Dr. R.Selvakumar, Assistant Professor in Nanobiotechnology, PSGIAS Email: [email protected] 3. High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM): The High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (HRTEM) at PSGIAS is a JEOL JEM 2100 with the following features and applications: • 200kV acceleration voltage and provision to work with lower voltages according to the sample requirements. • Operations: Bright Field (BF) and Dark Field (DF) imaging, High Resolution Electron Microscopy (HREM), Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED), Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDS), Nano Beam Diffraction (NBD) and Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED). • The image recording is done with the help of CCD camera. Faculty in charge: Dr. Anuradha Ashok, Assistant Professor, PSGIAS Email: [email protected] Researchers from various institutions are welcome to use these facilities. Those who want to avail these facilities are requested to send the filled job requisition form (Downloadable from PSGIAS website) and advance DD/Cheque (if applicable) in favour of “The Director, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies” payable at Coimbatore to: Mrs. Uma Maheswari PSG Institute of Advanced Studies PB No: 1609, Peelamedu Coimbatore-641 004 Email: [email protected], Phone: 0422-4344000 (Extn: 4104) Rules and Charges for using the facility 1. To avail any facility prior registration is a must. 2. Analysis will be done on charge basis. 3. Appointment will be given as per queue and the allotted time for the slot will be informed through Email. 4. For a better analysis basic details about the sample should be given. 5. Before giving the sample for TEM analysis we suggest that of the sample is characterized by any other techniques such as XRD, SEM, AFM, TG etc. 6. Refunds will not be made in any case. 7. Analysis Charges: User Internal (PSG institutions) External Colleges and Universities Industry * NTMDT- Nanosurf- HRTEM** AFM/STM* 1000/3,000/- AFM/STM 625/1,250/- 1,875/5,000/- 6,000 /- 2,500/- 10,000/- Special techniques will cost additional charges. ** Charge for a slot of 90 minutes, which includes specimen loading and vacuum along with the analysis (Excludes specimen preparation charges). Multimode SPM (NTMDT)-Special techniques analysis charges Modes Microscopy (AFM) Internal External 1000 3000 Microscopy (LFM) 1000 3000 sistance Imaging (SRI) 1500 3500 ation mode 1000 3000 g 1000 3000 ce Imaging 1250 3250 ce Microscopy (MFM) 2000 4000 Microscopy (EFM) 1500 3500 Microscopy 1500 3500 acitance Imaging (SCI) 1500 3500 e operations 2000 4000 tion 2000 4000 Operations 1500 3500 ndition 2000 4000 neling Microscopy 1500 3500 cal STM 2000 4000 2000 4000 Internal External 625 1250 Modes Nanosurf) * The 12.36 % of VAT will be extra. 8. TEM Specimen preparation: • • User may prepare their TEM specimens by themselves. Charges for the TEM specimen preparation at PSG IAS. Powder type Sample type Using Cu grid with Formware- Charges* 312.50/- C coating Using Cu grid with Ultrathin 500/- Cu on holey C film Using Cu grid with holey C 1,250/- film Metals, ceramics, crystals, Thin film surface etc. 1,250/Thin film (cross section) 1,875/* Charges given above are for the internal users. The charges are 3 times for external colleges/universities and 6 times for industries. • TEM specimens for biological samples should be prepared by the user. 9. Samples which are not high vacuum compatible and magnetic samples cannot be analyzed by HRTEM. 10. External colleges & Universities and industry users should pay the charges in advance along with the sample for characterization