VACUUM LEAK detectionContact Alex Dixon – agdixon@mines.eduFor Mines Instruments Only: Please contact Alex Dixon for assistance in identifying leaks in your vacuum system. To get started, provide your name, instrument, and location. Alex will coordinate with you...
Thin Film Deposition
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Hummer Gold Sputter Coater
Hummer Gold Sputter CoaterLocation Hill Hall 176Contact Gary Zito - 303-273-3789 gzito@mines.eduInstrument Details The Hummer VI Gold Coater deposits a very thin film of gold for imaging samples under SEM or FIB. Holds up to one 3" wafer; mounting holes for SEM...
Cressington Carbon Sputter Coater
Cressington Carbon Sputter CoaterLocation Hill Hall 176Contact Gary Zito - 303-273-3789 gzito@mines.eduInstrument Details The Cressington 108C Auto Carbon Coater coats non-conductive specimens prior to SEM analysis. creating around 20nm thickness without any need for...
AJA UHV Multi-Technique Deposition System
AJA UHV MULTI-TECHNIQUE DEPOSITION SYSTEMLocation CoorsTek 040-BContact Alex Dixon – agdixon@mines.eduInstrument Details Ultra High Vacuum thin film deposition system with a 6 pocket e-beam source, 5 magnetron sputtering sources, and an ion gun source. The e-beam...
AJA Sputtering System
AJA SPUTTERING SYSTEMLocation CoorsTek 040-BContact Alex Dixon – agdixon@mines.eduInstrument Details The AJA is a 4-gun magnetron sputtering system with a sputter-up configuration. The system has the capability to perform RF sputtering deposition for the deposition of...
Semicore Sputtering System
SEMICORE SPUTTERING SYSTEMLocation CoorsTek 040-BContact Alex Dixon – agdixon@mines.eduInstrument Details The Semicore is a 3-gun magnetron DC sputtering system with a sputter-down configuration for the deposition of high melting point metals. The system has the...
High Temperature Thermal Evaporator
HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL EVAPORATORLocation Hill Hall 310Contact Alex Dixon – agdixon@mines.eduInstrument Details In thermal evaporation, a source material is evaporated in a vacuum through the application of a large applied current. The vacuum allows vapor particles...
Denton Vacuum Gold Sputter Coater
DENTON VACUUM GOLD SPUTTER COATERLocation CoorsTek 040-BContact Alex Dixon – agdixon@mines.eduInstrument Details The Denton nanocoater is a rapid deposition sputtering system configured to deposit a 20nm gold coating on samples in order to prevent surface oxidation or...
Angstrom Thermal Evaporator
ANGSTROM THERMAL EVAPORATORLocation CoorsTek 040 Contact Alex Dixon – agdixon@mines.eduInstrument Details The Angstrom thermal evaporator is a thermal evaporation system dedicated to the evaporation of metals (gold, silver, aluminum, and copper.) It has an automated...