Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Hyperspectral Afm-Ir Upgrade To Nanoir1 And Nanoir2 Instruments
Deadline: 07 Jun 2017
Posting Date: 31 May 2017
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 13669636
Document Ref. No.: AMD-SS17-38
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: -
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Background
the national institute of standards and technology (nist) has a requirement to upgrade the nanoir-1 and nanoir2 instruments (by anasys instruments) installed in the cnst (awards sb134111su0285 and sb134114su0480) with new software and a mid-ir rapid wavelength tunable laser source to enable afm-ir nanoscale hyperspectral imaging capability. The main purpose of the upgrade is to improve cnst measurement throughput capabilities for recording ir absorption spectra of materials with nanoscale resolution. The upgraded instrumentation will support research in the center for nanoscale science and technology (cnst) user facility as a shared resource accessible to researchers from industry, academia, nist, and other government agencies through collaboration.
The development of new measurement tools and methods for nanoscale characterization that can subsequently be made available to users is a critical part of the cnst mission; and ease of use, high measurement throughput and repeatability are important. Measurements of topography, material and chemical composition with nanoscale spatial resolution are needed in many areas, including the development of new materials and technologies for energy conversion, nanomedicine and sensing.
The nanoir-1 and nanoir-2 instruments (anasys instrument) installed in the cnst, each consist of an atomic force microscope (afm) coupled with pulsed wavelength-tunable lasers enabling the acquisition of absorption spectra and chemical maps in air with a nanoscale spatial resolution. Such photothermal measurement method is termed afm-ir by the combination of afm with infrared (ir) spectroscopy. Typically, measuring one nanoscale afm-ir spectrum requires several seconds to a few minutes depending on the selected configuration (primarily limited by the laser tuning speed) and afm-ir spectra are usually measured only in a few selected locations. The upgrade for the nanoir-1 and nanoir-2 is needed to improve the acquisition tim...
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