The Life Sciences Lab consists of a large main lab with an attached biohazard risk group level 2 (RGL2) room.   CLS Biosafety training is required for access to the RGL2 room. 

 

Life Sciences Lab Equipment		RGL2
Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
Hotplate/stirrers	Fisher Scientific hotplate/stirrer
	VWR Dry Block Heater (blocks for 1.5ml, 15ml & 40ml conical tubes)
Mixers	VWR mini-vortexer
	IBI Scientific “The Belly Dancer”
	Fisher Scientific mini-tube rotator
Drying Oven	Thermo 658 Convection Oven
Centrifuges	Eppendorf 5424 (100-15K r.p.m., 24 x 1.5ml capacity)
	Beckman Coulter Allegra X-30R  (refrigerated, max. 18k r.p.m.)
Balances	Mettler-Toledo MS204S  (max. 220g with readability of 0.0001g)
	Mettler-Toledo MS4002S (max. 4200g with readability of 0.01g)
pH meter	SevenCompact S220 w/ InLab Routine Pro ISM Electrode
Microscopes	Motic Dissecting Microscope
	Zeiss Primo Inverted Microscope (obj: 50-75x in 5x increments)
	Nikon E200 Microscope (obj: 4x/0.10, 10x/0.25, 40x/0.65, 100x/1.25 oil)
Micropipettors	Eppendorf Research Plus Single Channel: 2 Sets
Fume hoods	2 x 48” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
Refrigerator	4oC
Freezers	-20oC & -80oC
Desiccators	2

The Earth Sciences Lab is currently under construction to be finished in 2021.  The lab will be intended for agricultural and environmental work including high throughput plant sample preparation.  

BMIT large and small animal labs are designed to contain, house and prepare samples and live animals for live imaging. These labs offer direct access to the experimental hutches, animal containment equipment, an anesthesia gas delivery system and a change room with shower.  Please contact BMIT beamline staff to discuss use of the BMIT labs and equipment.

 

BMIT Lab Equipment
Ultrasonic Cleaner	Branson 8510 (20L capacity)
Incubator	Precision Scientific Model 2 convection incubator
Stirrer/Hotplate	Thermo Scientific Cimarec+  w/ digital display
Balance	Cole Parmer ED 2000 (max. 2000g w/ 0.1g readability)
Biosafety Cabinet	MicroZone BK-2-6 (72" wide w/ UV-C)
Microscope	Zeiss AxioVert.A1
Automatic Injection Pump	Programmable pushing of syringes
Fume hood	2x48” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
Refrigerator	5oC
Freezers	-80oC & -20oC (combo w/ refrigerator)
Desiccators	1 vacuum desiccator

The SyLMAND beamline features a class 10,000 clean room and lab integrated with the beamline endstation for complete x-ray and UV-lithography processing capabilities.  Access to this lab is restricted.  Please contact SyLMAND beamline staff to discuss the use of the lab and equipment. 

 

Equipment	Make & Model	Specs & Features
UV exposure systems	Heidelberg Instruments DWL66 Laser Writer	Laser wavelength: 355 nm
		Write heads: 4 mm and 10 mm working distance
	Oriel UV Flood Exposure System	Hg arc lamp w/ timer
	OmniCure Series 1000 UV Light Source	Hg arc lamp (365 nm maximum output, UV-A / i-line)
		Fiber optic light guide for highly configurable exposure
Material deposition	Kurt J. Lesker PVD 75 Sputtering System	DC sputtering for conductive materials
		RF sputtering for non-conductive materials
		~ 10 nm to several μm
		2 x 3" targets
		Au, Cr, Ti, aluminum oxide
		Typical vacuum pressure = 5E-6 Torr
		Sputtering pressure = 5 mTorr (argon)
		Power sources: 300 W RF (13.56 MHz), 1.5 kW DC
		Heating to 300 °C
	Nickel Electroplating	34 L bath at 45 °C, pH 3.75
		Nickel electroplating at DC with Ni s-pellet anode
	Gold Electroplating	1 US gallon bath at 50 °C, pH 9.5
		Gold electroplating at 600 Hz (25% duty cycle)
		Pt-coated mesh anode
	Solitec Model 5110 Spin Coater	Up to 6" wafer
		Progammable with up to 5 steps, 0 to 6000 rpm
		Typically used for solution-based photoresists
	Royal Sovereign Laminator	Programmable, temperature-controlled rollers.
Materials Preparation	Allied High Tech Metprep 3 Grinder / Polisher	Programmable for polishing and metallography
	Leica SP2600/SM2500 Diamond Point Flycutter	For flycutting solid resists to thickness (100 μm to 2.5 mm)
Microscopy & Metrology	Zeiss EVO SEM	Backscattered electron detector
		Secondary electron detector
		Variable pressure secondary electron detector
	Zygo Nexview Optical Profiler	1x and 5x Michelson objectives
		20x and 50x Mirau objectives
		Field-of-view ranges from 16.81 x 16.81 mm2 to 80 x 80 μm2
		Simultaneous imaging of thin film and substrate
	Zeiss Axiotron  Microscopes	Linear encoders for postion measurements
		Imaging software
	Zeiss Stereo Microscope	Low magnification microscope for sidewall inspection
	Heidenhain Z-Tip	Contact-based metrology using stylus
Other SyLMAND Lab equipment
Ultrapure Water		EMD Millipore (18.2MΩcm)
Hotplates		Cee 1300 (to 300 °C, programmable, N2 purged)
		Torrey Pines HP61 (to 400 °C, programmable)
Drying Ovens		Binder FED 115 Vacuum oven (Vacuum only)
		Across International Vacuum Drying oven
		For bonding solid PMMA films to substrates
Custom-Built Pneumatic Press
Fumehoods		2x72" stainless steel work surface
Balances

The 1080 wet lab is a sample preparation space equipped for the preparation requirements of nearby beamlines.  The lab also contains a Vacuum Technologies (VTI) Super 1220 Glove box with nitrogen working gas.

 

Lab 1080 Equipment
Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
Ultrasonic Cleaner	VWR 150T  (8.7L, timer, no heat)
Hotplate/stirrer	1
Drying Oven	VWR Forced Air
Balances	Ohaus AP110   (max. 110g with readability of 0.0001g)
	Mettler-Toledo XS205DU dual range  (max. 81g with readability of 0.00001g) (max. 220g with readability of 0.0001g)
pH meter	VWR SP301
Microscope	Vista Vision Dissecting Microscope
Micro pipettors	Eppendorf Research Plus Single Channel Set
Fume hood	72” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
Refrigerator	4oC
Freezers	-20oC & -80o

The Industrial Science Lab is a restricated access lab requiring additional training.  It is the designated lab for open-source radioisotope and cannabis sample preparation.  

 

Industrial Science Lab Equipment
Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
Muffle Furnace	Thermo Scientific Thermolyne F6038CM (programmable up to 1200oC)
	Front loading chamber (172x325x254)mm
Nitrogen/Hydrogen         Furnace	Camco Model G-1500 (programmable up to 1500oC)
	Front loading chamber (127x101x254)mm
Vacuum Furnace	Thermal Technology Model 1100-60120-M1 (programmable)
	Top loading vacuum chamber (capable of <10-4 torr)
Argon Glove Box	Inert Technologies: < 1ppm H2O and O2
Balance	Mettler-Toledo XS205DU dual range (max. 81g with readability of 0.00001g) (max. 220g with readability of 0.0001g)
Fume hood	2x48” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)

The Electrochemistry Lab (room 1072) is equipped with a VTI Super 1220 glove box with argon working gas.  The lab also houses a high precision battery analyzer system with temperature chambers as well as portable potentiostat/galvanostats and battery cyclers.  

 

Electrochemistry Lab Equipment
Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
Balance	Ohaus AP110  (max. 110g with readability of 0.0001g)
Potentiostat/Galvanostat	Stanford Research Systems EC301 (2 units, portable for beamline use)
Microscope
Glove box	VTI 1220 Ar working gas
Fume hood	48” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
Battery cycler	8-channel, max. 50mA per channel (portable for beamline use)
Battery cycler	8-channel, max. 6A per channel (portable for beamline use)
High precision battery analyzer	8-channel w/ 2 temperature control chambers

The 1071 wet lab is a sample preparation space equipped for the preparation requirements of nearby beamlines Mid-IR, Far-IR, SGM and VLS-PGM.

Equipment

The Energy Materials In-situ Hub (EMIH) is a collection of multiple instruments that can be used for dynamic experiments, electrochemical cycling and preparation of samples on site so that users can carry out relevant experiments at CLS, rather than rely on their own labs in the home institution.

In addition to the beamlines where most of energy-materials research is carried out (HXMA, SXRMB, SM, SGM, VLS-PGM, BXDS, BMIT), the collection of instruments in the hub includes:

• In-situ electrochemical cells for the Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscope at the SM beamline
• Electrochemical cycling station portable to multiple beamlines for dynamic experiments of charging and discharging batteries in realistic conditions
• Electrochemical and gas in-situ cells for hard and tender X-ray beamlines (HXMA, SXRMB)
• Liquid cells for SGM, HXMA, SXRMB beamlines
• Two glove boxes for battery materials (each one dedicated to different chemistries so as to avoid contamination)
• Temperature controllers

Visit the EMIH to find a full list of specific infrastructure available at the CLS:

In-situ Hub