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[[image:IMG_3290.jpg|400x400px|right|thumb|The SEM LEO]]
[[image:IMG_3290.jpg|400x400px|right|thumb|The SEM LEO located in cleanroom F-2]]


The SEM LEO is a scanning electron microscope. It is a very reliable and rugged instrument that provides high quality SEM  images of most samples, and it has excellently served the users of the cleanroom for many years. Excellent images on a large variety of materials such as semiconductors, semiconductor oxides or nitrides, metals, thin films and some polymers may be acquired on the SEM.  
The SEM LEO is a scanning electron microscope. It is a very reliable and rugged instrument that provides high quality SEM  images of most samples, and it has excellently served the users of the cleanroom for many years. Excellent images on a large variety of materials such as semiconductors, semiconductor oxides or nitrides, metals, thin films and some polymers may be acquired on the SEM.  

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SEM LEO

The SEM LEO located in cleanroom F-2

The SEM LEO is a scanning electron microscope. It is a very reliable and rugged instrument that provides high quality SEM images of most samples, and it has excellently served the users of the cleanroom for many years. Excellent images on a large variety of materials such as semiconductors, semiconductor oxides or nitrides, metals, thin films and some polymers may be acquired on the SEM.

However, the SEM LEO has now been equipped with a Raith e-beam lithography system, and from the turn of the year 2015-2016 it is exclusively dedicated to the users of the Raith E-beam lithography, so general imaging of user samples is no longer allowed.

The SEM LEO is located in the cleanroom. It was installed in 1998, and the software was ungraded in 2012.


The user manual, control instruction, the user APV and contact information can be found in LabManager:

SEM LEO info page in LabManager,


Performance information


Equipment performance

Equipment SEM LEO (Leo 1550 SEM)
Purpose Imaging and measurement of
  • Any (semi)conducting sample that may have thin (> ~ 5 µm) layers of non-conducting materials on top
Other purpose
  • E-beam lithography using Raith Elphy Quantum system
Location
  • Cleanroom of DTU Danchip
Performance Resolution
  • ~ 5 nm (limited by vibrations)

The resolution is strongly dependent on the type of sample and the skills of the operator.

Instrument specifics Detectors
  • Secondary electron (Se2)
  • Inlens secondary electron (Inlens)
  • Backscatter electron (BSD)
Stage
  • X, Y: 125 × 100 mm
  • T: 0 to 90o
  • R: 360o
  • Z: 48 mm
Electron source
  • FEG (Field Emission Gun) source
Operating pressures
  • Fixed at High vacuum (2 × 10-5mbar - 10-6mbar)
Options
  • Raith Elphy Quantum E-Beam Litography system
Substrates Batch size
  • Wafers up to 6" (only full view up to 4")
Allowed materials
  • Any standard cleanroom materials.