User Fees for the 4D LABS Characterization Facility

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1 User Fees for the 4D LABS Characterization Facility 1. Imaging Fees Service SEM 1 - Helios: SEM/EDS mode SEM/EDS mode with FIB functions Cryo mode setup SEM 2 Nova NanoSEM SEM/EDS mode SEM/EDS mode with mountable detectors or low vacuum mode SEM 3 Explorer STEM 1 Tecnai Osiris: Normal mode Cryo sample loading Helium Ion Microscope Sputter Coater Ir/C Microtome Room temperature mode Cryo mode Additional cost when using diamond knife Polisher Vitrobot Wetbench 9 (Epoxy casting and sample prep) Amira/Avizo modelling computer Training Technical Labor Rate Academic Rate $60/session $25/hr $15/hr $35/hr $15/sample $20/session $5/hr $75/hr

2 2. Characterization Fees Service Atomic Force Microscope (AFM, TASC2 7030) Ellipsometer 2 (UVISEL, TASC2 6140) Fuel Cell Test Station (TASC2 6140) ICPMS Solution Phase Laser Ablation Instrument setup Porosimeter (TASC2 6140) X-Ray Diffraction (TASC ): XRD 1 (Rigaku) XRD 2 (Bruker) Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (TASC2 6140): Tool time Routine sample loading XPS Ion gun setup (only for ion beam etching in XPS chamber) Liquid Nitrogen Setup (only for outgassing samples or low temperature XPS) Leak detector (minimum 1 hr) Training Technical Labor Rate Academic Rate $40/hr $5/hr $60/hr $80/hr $50/session $15/hr $40/hr $30/sample holder $15/session $55/session $75/hr

3 3. Materials and Supplies Product Cost SEM Stub SEM Storage Box FIB Lift-Out Copper Grid Lift-Out Grid Storage Box TEM Grids: 5-10 nm Formvar/Carbon on 300 mesh Cu Non-supported grid Ultrathin Carbon Film on Lacey Carbon Support Film, 400 mesh, Copper Ultrathin Carbon Film on Lacey Carbon Support Film, 300 mesh, Gold Ultrathin Carbon Type-A, 400 mesh, Copper Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, Copper TEM Grid Storage Box TEM Liftout Membrane Storage Box Polishing Supplies: Epoxy+Hardener Grinding Discs Polishing Solutions Carbon and iridium deposition Microtome: glass knife glass bar (to make own knifes) Liquid Nitrogen X-ray Capillary Tubes: Boron-Rich Tubes Quartz Tubes $1/ea $4/ea $2/ea $15/ea $5/ea $3/ea $15/ea $20/ea $30/ea $0.30/g $2.25/ea $0.50/mL $0.40/nm $5/ea $20/ea $2/L $7 $10

4 SAXS Supplies: Mica window Viton o-ring (-150 C 220 C) Kalrez o-ring (-150 C 315 C) Disposable capillary Reusable capillary AFM Supplies: ScanAsyst-Air probe tip Tapping Mode probe tip Gelpack tip holder (stores 10 tips) $7 $3 $45 $9 $700 $50 $63 $44 4. Academic Breakpoints for the Characterization Facility Cumulative Monthly Usage Discount $0 $500 0% $500 $ % > $ % The cumulative usage is for a single Principal Investigator regardless of the number of users in the group. There is funding available for Canadian academic users from CMC Microsystems for up to $2000 at an 80% discount rate. See the following link for more details: * Discounts are not applied toward materials purchases (e.g., stubs, grids, LN2, etc.) or contract work.

5 Rules and Regulations: 1. Users of the Materials and Device Characterization Facility must be qualified on each tool used. This must be done through technician training at rates listed above. Training times will vary based on the complexity of the tool and the experience of the user. 2. Minimum usage is one half hour for all equipment. 3. External academic users who wish to have a 4D LABS technician run a sample for them (e.g., sample preparation, data acquisition, and data processing) will have to make these arrangements through 4D LABS (nanoimaging@4dlabs.ca). Cost estimates can be compiled based on a 10, 5, or 1 day turnaround time. 4. Invoices are normally sent on a monthly basis and payments can be made by cheque or account transfer (internal users only). 5. Payments are due Net (30) days from invoice date. Past due invoices are subject to a service charge of 1.5% per month (18% annual) on the unpaid balance or the maximum legal rate permitted by provincial law, whichever is lower. Special Notes: 1. The XPS usage fee includes access to data analysis software. 2. The XRD usage fee includes access to a sample preparation station, data analysis software, and crystal structure databases. 3. Fees for XRD2 and SAXS will be capped at 6 hrs/use outside of our normal operating hours. 4. ICPMS instrument time starts immediately following a successful performance test. 5. The modelling computer is free to use for analyzing data from the 4D LABS microscopes.