Rates Non-profit research centers
Rates from January 2025
TEM Area Services
| TEM EQUIPMENT | Non-profit Research Centres ( €/hour) |
|---|---|
| Titan Image | 172 |
| Titan Analytical | 172 |
| F30 | 117 |
| T20 | 52,08 |
– It will be billed in sessions of 4 or 8 hours, never in fractions of these.
– The use of the cryo-holder sample holder entails an increase in the fee of 5%.
DUAL BEAM Area Services
| DUAL BEAM EQUIPMENT | Non-profit Research Centres (€/hour) |
|---|---|
| Helios 600 | 117 |
| Helios 650 | 117 |
| Nova 200 | 95 |
SEM Area Services
| SEM EQUIPMENT | Non-profit Research Centres (€/hour) |
|---|---|
| Inspect | 52 |
| Quanta | 69 |
Characterisation services
| EQUIPMENT Characterisation | Non-profit Research Centres |
|---|---|
| XPS | 74 (€/hour) |
| XRD | 59 (€/hour) |
| XRD | 416 (€/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 | Non-profit Research Centres |
|---|---|
| *1 mm quartz capillaries | 25 |
*Note: Users can contribute 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)
| SPM EQUIPMENT | Non-profit Research Centres (€/hour) |
|---|---|
| AFM/STM Multimode 5 | 37 |
| AFM/STM Multimode 8 | 37 |
| AFM/CSI Nano-observer | 37 |
| AFM consumables used | Non-profit Research Centres |
|---|---|
| AFM Probes for Topography (AFM Probes for Topography) | 33€/unit |
| AFM Probes for Advanced Modes and Applications (AFM Probes for Advanced Modes and Applications) | *Read note |
* 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 | Non-profit Research Centres (€/day) * |
|---|---|
| STM LTqPlus Omicron | 171 |
| STM Specs JT | 171 |
| STM Aarhus VT | 130 |
*In the case of Omicron STMs and Specs JT/VT, a minimum of one session (1 working day) will be invoiced.
| CLEAN ROOM MICROMANUFACTURING | Non-profit Research Centres €/hour |
|---|---|
| Micro-manufacturing in clean room | 53 |
The LMA Clean Room is equipped with 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 | Observation |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Photolithography by micro-writer | SB Class 100 |
| 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 centres, as well as professionals from the industrial world who require clean room micro-manufacturing processes, have at their disposal, on request, the full technical support of our highly qualified and experienced staff. In these cases, a personalised study will be made of each proposal and, if necessary, an indicative budget will be drawn up.
Available material:
| 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 | OPI |
|---|---|---|
| Ultramicrotomy | Sucrose infiltration | 14 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Positive staining (Osmium tetroxide) (1-5 samples) | 16 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Positive staining (Osmium tetroxide) + dehydration (1-5 samples) | 21 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Positive staining (Ruthenium tetroxide) ( 1-5 samples) | 27 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Ultramicrotomy | 24 |
| Ultramicrotomy | Cryo-ultramicrotomy | 32 |
| TEM | Negative staining | 7 |
| TEM | Resin embedding (TEM: 1-4 samples) | 21 |
| TEM | Grid | 11 |
| TEM | Cross-section / tripod | 59 |
| TEM | Planar view / tripod | 32 |
| TEM | Ion milling | 35 |
| TEM | Ion milling (stand-alone) | - |
| TEM | Vitrification (not including grid) | 27 |
| TEM | Argon cleaning | 15 |
| SEM | Sample preparation (mounting, fracturing, cutting, etc.) | 19€/h |
| SEM | Resin embedding | 21 |
| SEM | Fixing, dehydration and drying in HMDS (1-5 samples)(SEM) | 12 |
| SEM | Semi-thin sections (SEM quality) | 16 |
| SEM | Semi-thin slices (cryogenic conditions)(SEM quality) | 19 |
| SEM | Fixing, osmium, dehydration and drying in HMDS (1-5 samples)(SEM) | 24 |
| SEM | Mechanical polishing | 15 |
| SEM | Coating (Pd, carbon, etc.) | 19 |
Other Servicies
| REPORT WRITING * | OPI (€/hour) |
|---|---|
| In any of the services | 48 |
(*) It is recommended to consult with the person in charge of the service for an estimate of the time needed to prepare the report, depending on the user’s needs and the volume of data to be processed or interpreted.
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