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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~$100/gm through Sigma-Aldrich and $50/gm from Alfa Aesar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I buy it from Pelchem (South Africa) ~1,000/200gms and ~$1,000 for Hazardous shipping (and it has a higher purity)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>-----------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>Robert J. Bicchieri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>Research Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>Microsystems Technology Laboratories<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>60 Vassar St. Bldg. 39-215<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>Cambridge, MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>Phone 617.253.6418<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:navy'>Fax 617.258.8500<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>mark crain<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> Morrison, Richard H., Jr.<br><b>Cc:</b> Fab Network (labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu)<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] Looking for XeF2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I see that xenon difluoride can be purchased from Alfa Aesar. Has anyone consulted with the chemical supplier, their chemistry departments, or environmental health and safety to develop a protocol for reloading the canister with the crystals? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mark<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mark Crain<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>University of Louisville<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Morrison, Richard H., Jr. <<a href="mailto:rmorrison@draper.com" target="_blank">rmorrison@draper.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>The material is only available from Pellchem in South Africa, we got the past bottle through Middlesex Gas (Draper supplier of gases).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rick</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentColor currentColor'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paolini, Steven<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 09, 2014 5:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> Fab Network (<a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu" target="_blank">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Looking for XeF2</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Just recently, my custom made Xenon Difluoride etcher has become popular with many of my users and I found myself in the horrible and embarrassing predicament of running out of etchant. Since this is somewhat of a specialty item, lead times are astronomical. Is there anybody out there that can lend me a sample cylinder? I will replace it with an identical new one. The cylinder is aluminum and is 2” diameter by 10.5” long measured from the bottom to the centerline of the male VCR fitting on the valve. Similar or not so similar cylinders can be fitted, it’s just a matter of finding one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you in advance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Steve Paolini<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Equipment Dood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Harvard University Center for Nanoscale systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Steve Paolini</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Principal Equipment Engineer</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Harvard University Center for Nanoscale Systems</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="tel:617-%20496-%209816" target="_blank">617- 496- 9816</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="mailto:spaolini@cns.fas.harvard.edu" target="_blank">spaolini@cns.fas.harvard.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="http://www.cns.fas.harvard.edu" target="_blank">www.cns.fas.harvard.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper Laboratory. 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