ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT AT THE CENTER
A variety of instruments are available for research projects
and materials characterization
For questions or to schedule instrument time, please email CrusCenterTeam@utah.edu.
HITACHI S-4800 HIGH RESOLUTION
FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
- Ultra-high resolution of 1.0 nm at 15kV & 2.0 nm at 1kV
- 30x to 800,000x magnification
- Backscattered electron image resolution of 3.0 nm (at 15kV YAG detector)
- Advanced dry vacuum system design including turbo molecular pump
- Cold field emission electron source
- Fully automated pneumatic valve control
Pricing:
On-Campus/Internal User:
- $31/hr
- $75/hr with tech support
Off-Campus/External User/Commercial:
- $48/hr
- $75/hr with tech support
Resources:
S-4800 Training Video
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Micromeritics ASAP 2020
Surface Area and Porosity Analyzer
The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) high vacuum surface analyzer can be used to determine:
- Single & multipoint BET surface area for microporous and mesoporous materials (0.0005m2/g & up)
- Adsorption-desorption isotherms (N2 gas under liquid N2 temperature)
- Specific surface area, pore size area and distribution from 17-5000 Angstrom
- BJH mesopore area and volume
- Density Functional Theory options
- Micropore detectable within 0.0001cc/g
Pricing:
On-Campus/Internal User:
- $45 (Full Isotherm)/sample
- $63 (Full Isotherm)/sample with tech support
Off-Campus/External User/Commercial:
- $69 (Full Isotherm)/sample
- $96 (Full Isotherm)/sample with tech support
RIGAKU MINIFLEX 600
XRAY DIFFRACTometer (XRD)
Qualitative and quantitative phase analysis of polycrystalline materials:
- Powder diffraction
- Rietveld analysis
- High-temperature XRD
- Low-temperature diffraction
- Powder crystallography
Pricing:
On-Campus/Internal User:
- $20/hr
- $38/hr with tech support
Off-Campus/External User/Commercial:
- $31/hr
- $58/hr with tech support
Resources:
XRD Training Video
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SHIMADZU UV-3600
UV-VIS-NIR SPECTROPHOTOMETER
The Spectrophotometer includes:
- Adsorption (of liquid & solid samples), Reflectance & Transmittance measurements
- Resolution of 0.1nm and 0.001-5nm sample pitch
- Spectrum, Kinetic and Photometric options
- Range of 185-3300nm
Pricing:
On-Campus/Internal User:
- $12/hr
- $30/hr with tech support
Off-Campus/External User/Commercial:
- $18/hr
- $44/hr with tech support
Resources:
Shimadzu brochure
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TA INSTRUMENTS Q600SDT
DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMATER - THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZER
Pricing:
On-Campus/Internal User:
- $23/hr
- $40/hr with tech support
Off-Campus/External User/Commercial:
- $34/hr
- $61/hr with tech support
Resources:
DSC/TGATraining Video
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ANTON PAAR SurPASS 3
ELECTROKINETIC ANALYZER
- High-end electrokinetic analyzer for solid surface analysis
- Fully automated zeta potential analysis on macroscopic solids
- Automated detection of the isoelectric point
- Time-dependent recording of liquid-on-solid adsorption kinetics
Pricing:
On-Campus/Internal User:
- $9/hr
- $27/hr with tech support
Off-Campus/External User/Commercial:
- $14/hr
- $41/hr with tech support
DENTON VACUUM DESK V
THIN FILM DESPOSITION SYSTEM
- Easy to use, timed sputter coating (0 -100mA)
Pricing:
- Please note! Sputter coating your sample(s) is included free of charge if you are imaging your sample(s) using the Crus Center SEM.
- If you will just be coating your samples but imaging your samples elsewhere, then please refer to the billable rates below.
- We realize some samples will not require a lot of coating time. As such, we have a 15 minute minimum charge.
- Our coater is equipped with a gold target.
On-Campus/Internal User:
- $83/hr
- $100/hr with tech support
Off-Campus/External User/Commercial:
- $1260/hr
- $144/hr with tech support
THERMO SCIENTIFIC NITON XL3T 500
X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF)
Quantitative elemental analysis for quick, nondestructive, material identification or quality control.
- High performance semiconductor detector
- Au anode up to 50 kV and 200 μA
Pricing:
Pricing tbd. Contact lab personnel for an estimate.
Resources:
View the manual here