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Electron Microscope

  • Update Date:2025-02-20
  • Units:Instrumentation Resource Center
[Guangfu] SEM: S-4700I
High Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy Dispersion Analyzer
  • High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope & Energy Dispersive Spectrometer
    • English abbreviation: SEM S-4700I
    • Brand Model: Hitachi, S-4700I
  • Instrument expert: Prof. Tan, Chih-Shan
    • Ext. 54146
  • Instrument Operation Technician: Ms. Fan, Hsiu-Lan
    • Ext. 55672, 55337
  • Instrument Location: Room 710, Microelectronics & Information Systems Research Building
Instrument brand, model, year of purchase
Brand: Hitachi
Model: S-4700I
Year of purchase: October 1998

Important Specifications
  1. Electron source: cold cathode electron gun
  2. Operating voltage: 0.5kV~30kV
  3. Test piece size: 25mm diameter x 10mm(t)
  4. Resolution: 15Å (at 15kV) or 25Å (at 1kV)
  5. Magnification 500,000 times (depending on the test strip itself)
  6. Secondary electron resolution 1.5nm (at 15kV)
Services
Observe microstructures and cross-sectional structures such as components and films at high magnification.

Opening hours
  • Monday through Friday: Unlimited
  • Nighttime, Saturday and Sunday: Unlimited
System opening level:  Level A
  1. General Office Hours: Unlimited
  2. Night and Holiday Hours: Unlimited
System opening level description
  • Level A: Open to students who need to use it. They can operate it on their own after training and assessment.
  • Level B: Each professor nominates one student for training, while the rest operate under those who have been trained. Professors with multiple students using the instrument can request an increase in the number of students receiving training.
  • Level C: The instrument administrator selects several students recommended by the professor to receive training. After passing the assessment, they can self-operate the instrument and be responsible for delegated operation service.
  • Level D: The laboratory's technical staff only accept delegated services and are unavailable for general use.
Charging standards
  Delegated operation Self-operation
Unit Academic unit (off-campus) Academic unit (NYCU) Manufacturers and research units Academic units (limited to qualified users of NYCU) Manufacturers and research units
Operation fee (NTD/3 hours) 900 900 900 Not open
SEM (NTD/hour) 1,000 100 2,000 100 Not open
Sample surface coating (NTD/min) 500 500 800 500 Not open
EDS Fault deactivation Fault deactivation Fault deactivation Fault deactivation Fault deactivation

Remarks:
  1. The academic unit includes colleges and universities.
  2. NYCU users who self-operate more than nine hours per month will have their fees discounted by half.
Management and Usage Methods
Please follow the Nano Facility Center's management and usage regulations.

Application for Instrument Training
Please follow the rules and regulations of Nano Facility Center's equipment operation training application process.          
  
Instrument Operation Reservation:
Please go to Nano Facility Center's Equipment Reservation Management System
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