Pricing: Analytical Services
Prices reflect base rates for standard measurements; with $500 minimum / job.
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| Application | Technique | Instrument | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystallinity, Composition, and Residual Stress: Thin Films, Bulk, and Other Low-texture Materials | XRD: Qual. Phase ID | Rigaku SmartLab | $380 / sample |
| XRD: Crystallinity, Crystallite Size, OR Texture Analysis | $3801 / sample | ||
| – 2 of 3 above | $6001 / sample | ||
| – All 3 of the above | $8001 / sample | ||
| XRD: Quant. Phase ID | $600 / sample | ||
| XRD: Residual Stress | $380 / sample | ||
| Orientation, Composition, Quality, and Residual Stress: Epitaxial Films, Single Crystals, and Other High-texture Materials | XRD: Pole Figures | Rigaku SmartLab | $400 / sample |
| XRD: Offcut | $400 / sample | ||
| XRD: Residual Stress +XRD: Rocking Curves | $6002 / sample | ||
| XRD: Rocking Curves + Quality (per plane) | $5002 / sample | ||
| XRD: Rocking Curves, Composition, AND Thickness (per plane) | $7002 / sample | ||
| Thickness, Density, Interfacial Roughness | XRR | Rigaku SmartLab | $500 / sample |
| Optical Constants, Thickness | Spectral Ellipsometry – Mapping (10-point) | Woollam VASE 2000 DI | $250 / sample |
| Spectral Ellipsometry – Variable Anlge (single-point) | Woollam VASE 2000 DI | $125 / sample | |
| Optical Transmission / Reflection | UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometry | Perkin Elmer 1050 | $125 / sample3 |
| Surface Topography / Roughness, Critical Dimension Analysis, Step Height / Thicknesses | Laser Confocal | Keyence VK-X1100 | $300 / hour |
| White Light Interferometry | Zygo ZeGage Plus | $225 / hour | |
| Wide-Area 3D Patterned Light Measurement | Keyence VR-3200 | $225 / hour | |
| Keyence VR-5200 | $275 / hour | ||
| Advanced Optical Microscopy | Keyence VHX-S660E | $225 / hour | |
| AFM / SPM: Roughness / Topography | Bruker Dimension (Icon / FastScan Heads) | $175 / image4 | |
| Asylum Research Jupiter XR | |||
| Asylum Research Tosca | |||
| AFM: Advanced Modes (KPFM, MFM, PFM, etc) | Bruker Dimension (Icon / FastScan Heads) | $475 / hour | |
| Micro-CT | Rigaku CT Lab HX130 | $400 / hour | |
| Chromatic Dispersion Profilometry | Microprof FRT 200 | $360 / hour | |
| Electron MicroscopyCross-Sectional / Planar Imaging Analysis: Structure, Thicknesses, Interfaces, and Composition | SEM | Hitachi 4700 | $225 / hour |
| HR-SEM | Thermo Scientific Helios 5 | $375 / hour | |
| Thermo Scientific Scios (magnetic samples) | $375 / hour | ||
| Add EDX / EDS | Any | + $50 / hour | |
| Add Focused Ion Beam (FIB) | Helios 5 and Scios only | + $50 / hour | |
| Add both EDX/EDS + FIB | Helios 5 and Scios only | + $75 / hour | |
| Large Area SEM (up to 15 inches) | FEI Expida 1265 | $325 / hour | |
| Environmental SEM (temp 25 to 1100 C, CL) | FEI Quanta 200 ESEM | $325 / hour | |
| TEM (includes sample prep) | Thermo Scientific Talos FEI Tecnai Spirit G2 | $850 / sample | |
| Add EDX / EDS | $1250 / sample | ||
| Add EELS | $1500 / sample5 | ||
| Nanomechanical Analysis Hardness, Adhesion, Coefficient of Friction, Stress | Nano-indent (> 100nm thick)6 | Bruker Hysitron TI Premier | $300 / sample |
| Nano-indent (< 100nm thick)6 | $450 / sample | ||
| Nano-scratch (> 100nm thick)6 | $450 / sample | ||
| Nano-scratch (< 100nm thick)6 | $675 / sample | ||
| Nano-wear (> 100nm thick)6 | $700 / sample | ||
| Nano-wear (< 100nm thick)6 | $1050 / sample | ||
| Particle Size / Location | Particle Counter (SP1) | KLA Tencor SurfScan SP1 | $225 / sample |
| Particle Counter (SP3) | KLA Tencor SurfScan SP3 | $400 / sample | |
| Particle Size Distribution | Dynamic Light Scattering | Anton Paar Litesizer 500 | $325 / sample |
| Particle Size Analysis | Anton Paar PSA 1190 LD | $250 / sample | |
| Rheometry / Rheology | Viscosity / Rheological Properties | Anton Paar MCR 302 Rheometer | $350 / hour |
| Zeta Potential | Colloidal Dispersion | Litesizer 500 | $300 / sample7 |
| Solid Surface | SurPASS 3 | $300 / sample7 | |
| Polymer Analysis Thermomechanical Property Testing: Tg, Tm, Cure Properties, Viscoelasticity, Elastic Modulus, Hardness, Thermal Stability | TGA | TA Instruments SDT 600 | $300 / sample |
| DSC | TA Instruments DSC-2920 | $300 / sample | |
| TMA | TA Instruments Q400 | Please contact us. | |
| DMA | Anton Paar MCR 702 | Please contact us. | |
| FTIR Microscopy | Perkin Elmer Optima | $225 / sample | |
| TGA-FTIR | Perkin Elmer + TA Instruments | $600 / sample | |
| Pyrolysis FTIR | Perkin Elmer CDS Pyrolyzer | $250 / sample | |
| Surface Chemical Analysis: Elemental Composition / Bonding Information | XPS: Survey Scan | Thermo Scientific Nexsa | $365 / sample8 |
| XPS: Survey Scan + High Res | $730 / sample8 | ||
| XPS: Depth Profile | $1095 / sample | ||
| XPS: Mapping | $1460 / sample | ||
| XPS + ISS | $365 / sample | ||
| XPS + UPS: Valence Band | Please contact us. | ||
| XPS + UPS: Work Function | Please contact us. | ||
| ToF-SIMS | ION-TOF Model IV | Please contact us. | |
| PHI ToF-SIMS | $800 / hour | ||
| Auger: Basic | Custom | $335 / hour | |
| Auger: High Performance | PHI 710 Auger Spectrometer | $650 / hour | |
| Micro-spot EDXRF | Rigaku ONYX 3000 | Please contact us. | |
| Bulk Material Elemental Composition Analysis | EPMA: Basic | CAMECA SX100 EPMA | $325 / sample |
| EPMA: Advanced | $650 / sample | ||
| WDXRF: Basic | Rigaku AZX 400 | $400 / hour9 | |
| WDXRF: High Performance | |||
| Chemical Analysis | NMR: Liquid | Bruker Avance III-HD 500 MHz NMRor equivalent | $100 / sample+ $175 / hour tech time |
| NMR: Solid | Bruker Avance III-HD 600 MHz NMR | $700 / sample | |
| FTIR (Ge / Diamond-C Crystals) | Thermo Scientific Nicolet 6700 | $225 / sample | |
| ATR-FTIR | Thermo Scientific Nicolet 6700 + Smart iTR Accessory | $175 / sample | |
| ICP-MS / ICP-OES | Please contact us.10 | $450 / sample | |
| GD-MS | Please contact us. | $700 / sample | |
| Pyrolysis GC-MS | Please contact us. | $600 / sample | |
| Thermal Desorption GC-MS | Agilent 7890 GC with 5975 MS | $390 / sample |
Prices apply for standard jobs in these techniques, which is determined at quote issuance.
1 If given accurate qualitative phase ID
2 If given crystallographic orientation
3 Plus $150 set-up fee / class, and job minimum
4 Minimum 3 Images at this price; plus $150 setup fee
5 Valence oxidation state requires special setup: please call for quote
6 Thickness (in nm) of sample coating; Hysitron nanomechanical testing also requires $300 method development fee
7 Waste disposal fee may apply
8 Pricing depends heavily on job complexity
9 Plus setup fee and job mminimum
10 Plus $350 preparations fee
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