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Metrology Facility

By University of Waterloo - Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN)

The QNC metrology suite comprises a number of lab spaces located in the basement of the QNC building, directly below the QNC cleanroom. These lab spaces are intended to house sensitive microscopy, spectroscopy and diffraction tools to serve the University of Waterloo community. These lab spaces sit on the same independent foundation slab as the QNC cleanroom enabling the control of acoustic vibrations to below the VC-G level. The labs are physically organized to minimize electromagnetic interference from transformers in the QNC building, enabling state-of-the-art electron microscopy tools to be installed. Equipment list Dry sample preparation lab - Room B703 - Leica Multi-Tool Sample Prep [LEICA-EMTXP] - Leica RES102 Ion Mill [LEICA-ionmill] - South Bay Technology D500i Dimpler [SOUTHBAY-dimpler] - South Bay Technology Model 650 saw [SOUTHBAY-saw] - South Bay Technology Model 900 grinder/polisher [SOUTHBAY-polish] - Allied MultiPrep Polisher [ALLIED-polish] - Microscope [ZEISS-scope] - Gatan Model 601 Ultrasonic Cutter [GATAN-cutter] Focused ion beam lab - Room B711 - Zeiss Auriga 40 scanning electron microscope/focused ion beam [ZEISS-SEMFIB] Transmission electron microscopy lab - Room B709 - JEOL JEM-F200 scanning transmission electron micrscope with electron energy loss spectroscopy [JEOL-TEM]