Industrial Sector Rates
Rates from January 2024
TEM Area Services
| TEM EQUIPMENT | Industry ( €/hour)* |
|---|---|
| Titan Imaging | 190 |
| Titan Analytical | 210 |
| F30 | 140 |
| T20 | 71.5 |
*The use of the cryo-holder sample holder entails an increase in the fee of 5%.
DUAL BEAM Area Services
| DUAL BEAM EQUIPMENT | Industry ( €/hour)* |
|---|---|
| Helios 600 | 133 |
| Helios 650 | 133 |
| Nova 200 | 115 |
Servicios del Área SEM
| SEM EQUIPMENT | Industry ( €/hour)* |
|---|---|
| Inspect | 65 |
| Quanta | 90 |
Servicios de caracterización
| EQUIPMENT Characterisation | Industry |
|---|---|
| XPS | 90 (€/hour) |
| XRD | 75 (€/hour) |
| XRD | 525 (€/day) |
*In the case of XPS:
As a general rule, it will be billed by 7-hour sessions (or half sessions of 3.5 hours). In the case of self-employed users, as a general rule, the minimum time will be 1 session (7 hours).
*In the case of XRD:
The full day rate will apply only in those special cases where the analysis can continue in stand-alone mode without the need for technician intervention beyond the technician’s working day.
| XRD consumables used | Industry |
|---|---|
| *1 mm quartz capillaries | 35 |
*Note: Users can provide their own capillaries at no extra charge.
Servicios del Área de SPM
The rates listed below for environmental AFM/STM do not include tips. These may be provided by the user or will be provided by the service (see rates below).
| SPM EQUIPMENT | Industry |
|---|---|
| AFM/STM Multimode 5 | 55 (€/hour) |
| AFM/STM Multimode 8 | 55 (€/hour) |
| AFM/CSI Nano-observer | 55 (€/hour) |
| AFM consumables used | Industry |
|---|---|
| AFM Probes for Topography (AFM Probes for Topography) | 33€/unit |
| AFM Probes for Advanced Modes and Applications (AFM Probes for Advanced Modes and Applications) | *Please note: prices vary depending on the purchase price from the supplier. |
Note: Users may bring their own tips at no extra charge.
| SPM EQUIPMENT | Industry ( €/hour)* |
|---|---|
| STM LTqPlus Omicron | 210 |
| STM Specs JT | 210 |
| AFM/STM Aarhus VT | 157 |
*In the case of Omicron STMs and Specs JT/VT, a minimum of one session (1 working day) will be invoiced.
| CLEAN ROOM MICROMANUFACTURING | Industry ( €/hour) |
|---|---|
| Micro-manufacturing in clean room | 70 |
The LMA Clean Room has equipment that allows micro-manufacturing processes to be carried out in a controlled environment of class 100 (ISO5) and/or 10000 (ISO7).
| Examples of micro-manufacturing processes in the Clean Room of the LMA | Remarks |
|---|---|
| Optical lithography with conventional resins | SB Class 100 |
| Optical lithography with SU8 | SB Class 100 |
| Dry etching with RIE | SB Class 10000 |
| Dry etching with IBE | SB Class 10000 |
| Wet etching on Chemical Bench | SB Class 10000 |
| Thin film growth by E-Beam PVD | Only technical personnel are authorised to use |
| Thin film growth by PECVD | SB Class 10000 |
| Thin film growth by spin coater | SB Class 100 |
| O2 plasma and/or vacuum furnace treatments. | SB Class 10000 |
| Characterisation with optical microscope | SB Class 100 |
| Characterisation with mechanical profilometer | SB Class 10000 |
| Electrical characterisation with microneedle station | SB Class 10000 |
| Electrical contacts using a micro-soldering station | SB Class 10000 |
| Precision saw cutting of chips and substrates | Only technical personnel are authorised to use |
| Anodic bonding of wafers | SB Class 10000 |
| Chemical bench lift-off processes | SB Class 100 |
| Chemical bench sample cleaning | SB Class 100 |
| Sample preparation | SB Class 100 and/or 10000 |
Researchers from UNIZAR and from public or private centers, as well as professionals from the industrial world who require clean room micro-manufacturing processes, have at their disposal, upon request, the full technical support of our highly qualified and experienced staff. In these cases, a personalized study of each proposal will be made and, if necessary, an indicative budget will be prepared.
| E.g. Material available SB | RATE |
|---|---|
| Cleanroom cloths | **Consult |
| Fabmate Liner | **Consult |
| 4" silicon wafers | **Consult |
| 4" Wafer Boxes | **Consult |
**Prices vary depending on the purchase price from the supplier.
Servicios de preparación de muestras
| Area | Sample preparation laboratory | EXTERNAL |
|---|---|---|
| Ultramicrotomy | Sucrose infiltration | 18 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Positive staining (Osmium tetroxide) (1-5 samples) | 15 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Positive staining (Osmium tetroxide) + dehydration (1-5 samples) | 28 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Positive staining (Ruthenium tetroxide) ( 1-5 samples) | 32 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Ultramicrotomy | 30 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Cryo-ultramicrotomy | 45 |
| TEM | Negative staining | 10 |
| TEM | Resin embedding (TEM: 1-4 samples) | 25 |
| TEM | Grid | 14 |
| TEM | Cross-section / tripod | 75 |
| TEM | Planar view / tripod | 40 |
| TEM | Ion milling | 50 |
| TEM | Ion milling (stand-alone) | - |
| TEM | Vitrification (not including grid) | 40 |
| TEM | Argon cleaning | 18 |
| SEM | Sample preparation (mounting, fracturing, cutting, etc.) | 29€/hour |
| SEM | Resin embedding | 25 |
| SEM | Fixing, dehydration and drying in HMDS (1-5 samples)(SEM) | 16 |
| SEM | Semi-thin sections (SEM quality) | 20 |
| SEM | Semi-thin slices (cryogenic conditions)(SEM quality) | 20 |
| SEM | Mechanical polishing | 20 |
| SEM | Coating (Pd, carbon, etc.) | 25 |
Other Servicies
| *REPORT WRITING | Industry ( €/hour) |
|---|---|
| In any of the services | 66 |
(*)It is recommended to talk to the person in charge of the service for an estimate of the time needed to prepare the report according to the user’s needs and the volume of data to be processed or interpreted.
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