Science is a field of knowledge that has been expanding throughout the years. From the beginning of the Greek civilization, it has been one of the areas of learning which humans always take part in, leading to a great progress in the field throughout time. Mankind’s dedication to science has also led to it expanding into a mastery that consists of many other branches of learning, such as zoology, botany, physics and so many more.

While it has grown into a vast field of study, science kept on growing. Scientists in various fields have been so eager to know more about the world, thus widening their knowledge by doing more studies that are more advanced. And for these advanced studies that humans have come up with equipment that can be used to gather information better. Thus humans invented the laboratory tools such as the electron microscope.

The electron microscope is a very useful tool in conducting research. It is capable of seeing objects that are a thousand times smaller. Apparently it has way higher magnification compared to the optical microscope. However, this tool is complicated and requires personnel training for you to be able to properly use it. As electron microscope has a very high magnification, it is important that the specimen that is to be scanned to be uncontaminated in order to conduct inspection more properly. Thus it is important that you use a de-contaminator after you prepare the specimen. And for this you would need a Plasma Cleaner.

Plasma technology can be applied to any electron microscopes and sometimes referred to as “in-situ plasma cleaners”. In electron microscopes, hydrocarbons contamination can be a problem as this affects the image resolution of the electron microscope. This typically appears as a dark scan mark. How scan marks appear? This happens when electron beam scan has induced carbon deposition and carbon been a very low secondary electron yield.

In the past, the only solution to remove hydrocarbon build up in electron microscope is using chamber/column baking, this is tedious and lengthy maintenance process done by service engineers. With plasma technology, an effective de-contaminator, hydrocarbon can be effectively removed from the sample surface within 6 minutes. As a best practice, users can now clean the chamber as often as they like to prevent hydrocarbon build up.

Therefore plasma cleaner has become an essential de-contaminator accessory in high resolution imaging applications.

Plasma Cleaner is a very important tool in electron microscopy. It is what you need in order to remove contamination from the specimen. With the aid of a plasma cleaner, your electron microscope is free from contamination. You can freely conduct your specimen inspection with the electron microscope without worries.

Humanity has developed greatly all thanks to the discoveries that has been made in the past years.

Innovations in various fields of science paved so many pathways which led to our progress. Whether it is in the field of chemistry, biology, or physics, all the scientific knowledge which have been gathered by people who have spent years exerting not just effort, but also time and money, are now being used in different kinds of industries from car manufacturing to pharmaceutics.

Of course, all these scientific information that we have nowadays are all thanks to the valuable information that people gather when they conduct researches. And these research studies cannot be conducted without the aid of advanced equipment. One of these equipment would be the electron microscope, an advanced version of the simple microscope. This scientific instrument examines objects using electrons. An electron microscope has a higher magnification, typically capable of seeing things that are a thousand times smaller compared to an optical microscope. But unlike an ordinary microscope, electron microscopy comes with a large piece of equipment. Moreover, a trained personnel is needed in order to operate the machine. Among the many different kinds of electron microscope is the Scanning Electron Microscope, also known as SEM.

However, not all specimens are suitable to be put under the lens of electron microscope. Some specimens are non-conducting or poorly conducting, thus they make unsuitable samples to be inspected using the electron microscope. Fortunately there is a proper solution to this. A sample only has to undergo sputter coating in order for it to be viewable under an electron microscope.

Sputter coaters are relevant in conducting research using electron microscope. Sputter coaters serve as sample coating for specimen which were non-conductive or poorly conductive. It is the best method when you are inspecting specimen under a scanning electron microscope. Equipment is important when it comes to conducting studies.

Electron microscope plays a crucial role in determining an image of the specimen. With electron microscopy that proffers higher magnifications enable to see such a smaller objects in detailed. Electron microscopy comes with a large piece of equipment as well as required a personnel training to operate the machine. Most of electron microscopes use electrostatic lenses to manage the route of electrons. At Applied Physics, we provide ranging products that cater your needs in the electron microscope community. Therefore, we strive for its excellence in providing the highest standard of products and services to our customer.

Coating of sample is necessary in the field of electron microscopy to enhance and improvise the imaging of samples. The 108C Auto Carbon Coater is designed specifically for coating non-conductive specimens and seen as the most effective sample coaters. The 108C is a compact system, easy to operate.

PIE stands for Plasma, Ion and Electron. It is founded in silicon valley and has more than 15 years of experience in developing advanced semiconductor capital equipment. PIE develops and owns its plasma technology and therefore applies the latest development in plasma for a range of products such as EM-Kleen, SEMI-Kleen remote plasma cleaner for in-situ plasma cleaning in electron microscope.

With the latest Tergeo Tabletop plasma cleaner, this provides plasma cleaning for all types of electron microscope samples. The Tergeo plasma cleaner is also capable of attaching TEM holder for sample cleaning.

The Cressington coaters are the most advanced coaters that available today with a huge range of applications such as TEM, FESEM, EDS and SEM.

Plasma cleaning of specimens before proceeding to electron microscopy has proven to be an effective method in alleviating specimen contamination. It has been widely report that “an oxygen plasma” is plausible in getting rid of hydrocarbon contamination.

Plasma cleaner is designed specifically to be a quick fix for contamination in any vacuum systems. SEMI KLEEN plasma cleaner has 100 watt RF. It is adjustable and with low EMI emission.