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The nmRC & NanoPrime Dr Karen Alvey Overview The nmRC Research capabilities NanoPrime The nmRC facility Opened in April 2016 Enabling and enhancing micro/nano scale materials science research Cripps South Building (53) The nmRC

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The nmRC & NanoPrime

Dr Karen Alvey

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Overview

The nmRC NanoPrime Research capabilities

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The nmRC facility

Cripps South Building (53) Opened in April 2016 Enabling and enhancing micro/nano scale materials science research

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The nmRC facility

Mass spec imaging (2018) ToF-SIMS with OrbiTrap

“Globally unique”

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Research capabilities

  • Field emission SEM allows high resolution imaging at the

nanoscale.

  • Cryogenic capabilities allow the investigation of hydrated

material, ideally suited to life science applications.

  • Detectors for EDS, WDS, EBSD and CL capture elemental and

structural information.

  • Focused ion beam allows site specific sectioning of material at

the microscale.

  • In situ materials testing (tensile stress, variable temperature,

variable humidity).

  • Field emission TEM allows high resolution imaging at the

nanoscale.

  • Cryogenic capabilities allow the investigation of hydrated

material, ideally suited to life science applications.

  • Detectors for EDS, EELS, RHEED and HAADF capture

elemental and structural information.

  • In situ materials testing (variable temperature, electrical

conductivity).

  • Tomography stage for 3D image reconstruction.
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Research capabilities

  • Quantitative elemental composition
  • Empirical formula derivation
  • Depth profiling
  • Chemical state identification, electronic state binding energies

and densities

  • Elemental mapping (XPS imaging)
  • Cryogenic analysis
  • Bespoke functionality for the analysis of ionic liquids
  • Confocal depth profiling
  • Four excitation wavelengths available: 325, 532, 660 & 785 nm
  • SWIFT and DuoScan mapping options for fast mapping

applications

  • In situ flow through cell.
  • Variable temperature stage (-196 to 450 ºC).
  • Choice of gratings for standard or high resolution

spectroscopy

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Research capabilities

New developments:

  • Sputtering nanofabrication system.
  • Electron beam lithography and cleanrooms.
  • OrbiSIMS (arriving 2018) with suite of cryogenic preparation equipment.
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Instrumentation

Details of instruments are in welcome packs and will be available on the NanoPrime website

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Expertise

Technique Instruments Contact details Martin Roe

 JEOL 6400 SEM  FEI XL30 SEM  JEOL 7100F FEG-SEM martin.roe@nottingham.ac.uk

Nicola Weston

 FEI Q650 ESEM  JEOL 6490LV SEM nicola.weston@nottingham.ac.uk

Elisabeth Steer

 JEOL 8200 Electron Microprobe  FEI Q600 MLA SEM elisabeth.steer@nottingham.ac.uk

Denise McLean

 FEI BioTwin Tecnai TEM denise.mclean@nottingham.ac.uk

Nigel Neate

 JEOL 2000FX TEM nigel.neate@nottingham.ac.uk

Christopher Parmenter

 FEI Q200 3D FIB-SEM  JEOL 6060LV SEM christopher.parmenter@nottingham.ac.uk

Michael Fay

 JEOL 2100+ TEM  JEOL 2100F TEM michael.fay@nottingham.ac.uk

Graham Rance

 Horiba LabRAM HR Confocal microscope  Malvern NanoSight LM10/LM14  Malvern ZetaSizer Nano-ZS graham.rance@nottingham.ac.uk

Emily Smith

 Kratos AXIS ULTRA DLD with bespoke design for ionic liquids*  Kratos AXIS ULTRA DLD* emily.smith@nottingham.ac.uk

Richard Cousins

 Nanobeam nB5 richard.cousins1@nottingham.ac.uk

Jesum Alves Fernandes

 AJA ATC 1800 Sputtering System jesum.alvesfernandes@nottingham.ac.uk

David Scurr

 Orbi-SIMS / ToF-SIMS david.scurr@nottingham.ac.uk

General enquiries: karen.alvey@nottingham.ac.uk

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NanoPrime

  • Capability based learning events
  • Instrument and expertise access scheme
  • Proof of concept (<£2k)
  • Seeks to appraise instrument capabilities and applicability to a particular sample/s.
  • Pump priming (<£15k)
  • Involves a significant amount of experimental method development.
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NanoPrime – Eligibility

“NanoPrime will target EPS researchers across UK HEIs and partner research organisations. To ensure opportunities at the interfaces between disciplines and academic organisation are exploited fully, projects will require a partnership between at least two disciplines or organisations/institutions.”

  • Open to researchers from academia (including PDRAs) and industry.
  • Current EPSRC partner research organisations are listed here:

http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOListPartners.aspx

  • Please don’t worry if you are not on the list!
  • Any questions about eligibility please email nanoprime@nottingham.ac.uk.
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NanoPrime – how to apply and assessment criteria

  • (Short) application form must be completed. Sections include:
  • Details of applicants
  • Scientific vision
  • Detail of proposed project
  • Potential impact
  • Resources (details and justification, must be discussed with a member of nmRC staff)
  • Potential sources of external funding
  • Fit with EPSRC research priority areas

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Scoring criteria Weighting Scientific excellence & originality 30/100 Effective collaboration 20/100 Relevance to EPSRC research areas 30/100 External funding & Impact 20/100

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NanoPrime – when to apply Applications can be made at any time but will be collated and reviewed periodically (5pm, last Friday of every quarter):

  • Friday 29th June 2018
  • Friday 28th September 2018
  • Friday 28th December 2018

Expected expenditure of the NanoPrime access scheme for proof of concept (PoC) and pump priming (PP) studies is in the table, (but we have some flexibility depending on number and quality of applications).

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NanoPrime – what next

  • This presentation plus the application form will be sent to delegates by

the end of April. Please note that access charges are on the final slide.

  • NanoPrime website – currently being updated and will shortly include:
  • PDFs of instrumentation.
  • Contact details of nmRC staff.
  • Access charges.
  • Application forms.
  • Frequently asked questions section.
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Thanks!

Questions? karen.alvey@nottingham.ac.uk 0115 74 86340

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Access charges for nmRC instrumentation

Technique Instruments Access charge (£/hour) Without operator With operator Electron microscopy (Tier I)

 JEOL 6400 SEM  JEOL 6060LV SEM  JEOL 6490LV SEM  FEI XL30 SEM  JEOL 8200 Electron Microprobe* 30 55

Electron microscopy (Tier II)

 JEOL 7100F FEG-SEM  FEI Q650 ESEM  JEOL 2000FX TEM  FEI BioTwin Tecnai TEM  FEI Q600 MLA SEM* 40 65

Electron microscopy (Tier III)

 FEI Q200 3D FIB-SEM  JEOL 2100+ TEM  JEOL 2100F TEM 60 85

Raman Spectroscopy

 Horiba LabRAM HR Confocal microscope 25 50

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

 Kratos AXIS ULTRA DLD with bespoke design for ionic liquids*  Kratos AXIS ULTRA DLD* 50 75

Electron Beam Lithography

 Nanobeam nB5* 85 110

Sputtering Nanofabrication

 AJA ATC 1800 Sputtering System 50 75

Mass Spectrometry

 Orbi-SIMS** ~115 ~140

Particle sizing

 Malvern NanoSight LM10/LM14  Malvern ZetaSizer Nano-ZS 5 30

Sample preparation

 Ultra-microtome  High Pressure Freezer** 15 ~25 40 ~50 * Depending on analysis required, these instruments can also be priced per sample due to automated sample loading (and can therefore be analysed

  • utside of peak times, e.g. overnight).

** In procurement process.