Sample preparation lab - Infrastructure - TEM Gemini Centre
The sample preparation laboratory
The research group has a broad range of specimen preparation equipment for different materials and geometries.
The lab is located at Department of Physics in Realfagbygget B4-106. Additionally some sample preparation equipment is located at Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the plasma- and UV/Ozone cleaners for contamination removal is placed in the preparation room close to the microscopes in the Chemistry building K1.
The sample preparation equipment
Tripod polisher
Allied multiprep grinder/polishing system
Electropolisher
Struers Tenupole 3 twin jet electropolisher
Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
FEI FIB200 access at NTNU Nanolab
Ultramicrotomes
RMC PowerTome and Reichert-Jung Ultracut FC4 and E
Plasma Cleaner
Fischinone 1020 Plasma Cleaner
Ultraviolet/ozone cleaner
Novascan ultra-violet/ozone surface decontamination instrument
Diamond saws
SBT 650 low speed diamond wheel saw, Struers Accutom-50 diamond saw (high speed)
Disc cutters/punchers
Gatan 601 ultrasonic disc cutter, Gatan 659 disc puncher
Rotary grinders
Struers RotoPol-27, Struers Knuth-Rotor 2 and Struers DP-U2
Dimple grinders
Gatan 656 and Fischione 2000 specimen preparation system
Light microscopes
Olympus BX60 and Olympus SZ60
Ovens
Carbolite CWF 1200, Termaks drying oven
Consumables
Various grids, glues, waxes and chemicals for TEM sample preparations, TEM sample storage boxes etc.
Contact
Bjørn Gunnar Soleim
Senior Engineer
Email: bjorn.soleim@ntnu.no
Emil Christiansen
Senior Engineer
Email: emil.christiansen@ntnu.no
