Sample preparation
location
room number: DB08E03
Tel.: +43(0)1 58801 45211
Ion mills
areas of application:
- final thinning of FIB prepared TEM-lamellae
- final thinning of PIPS prepared TEM-samples
Manufacturer: TechnoorgLinda, opens an external URL in a new window
Beam voltage: 500 V - 1000 V
Filament: Tungesten cathode (Omega-Cathode)
Vacuum: 1 membrane pump, 1 turbo molecular pump (oilfree)
areas of application:
- ion milling of mechanically grinded samples
- ion milling of electro-polished samples
specialities:
- Low Voltage: final thinning of FIB prepared TEM-lamellae
- Cryo: low-temperature ion milling
Manufacturer: GATAN Inc., opens an external URL in a new window
Beam voltage: 50 V - 5000 V
Vacuum: 1 membrane pump, 1 turbo molecular pump (oilfree)
areas of application:
- ion milling of mechanically grinded samples
- ion milling of electro-polished samples
specialities:
- Low Voltage: final thinning of FIB prepared TEM-lamellae
- Cryo: low-temperature ion milling
- video observation and recording
- ion milling with pre-recorded recipes
- moveable sample stage
Manufacturer: GATAN Inc., opens an external URL in a new window
Beam voltage: 100 V - 8000 V
Vacuum: 1 membrane pump, 1 turbo molecular pump (oilfree)
precision cutting
areas of application:
- automatic precision cutting and grinding tool
- cutting of samples for TEM sample prep
- grinding of SEM samples
Manufacturer: Struers, opens an external URL in a new window
Rotation speed 300 rd/min - 5000 rd/min
Sample movement 0.005 mm/s -3.000 mm/s
Accuracy: 5 µm
Al2O3 or diamond blades
oldest sample prep too at TU Wien
Well Precision Diamond Wire Saw Typ 3500
electro-polishing
areas of application:
- electro-polishing of TEM-samples
Hersteller: Struers, opens an external URL in a new window
Arbeitstemperatur bis zu –30°C einstellbar über Kühlaggregat
grinding & polishing
Grinding tool for self-carrying TEM samples
Used for mechanical polishing of electron transparent samples.
semi-automatic manufacturing of metallographic specimens
Manufacturer: Allied, opens an external URL in a new window
- 25 programable preparation steps
- 40-600 rd/min
- variable polishing tools
- 4 samples can be treated in parallel
automatic dispenser for polishing agents
Spezifikationen:
- 5 different liquid sources
- 25 individually programable liquid sources
- can be implemented in automated preparation
precision polishing tool
- 5-350 rd/min
tool for EBSD sample prep