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We have had a system for almost 2 years now and we now make our own substrates and it works just fine. We buy fused silica wafers at the correct thickness and dice them into the predefined dimensions, according to the substrate holder parameters defined by
Nanoscribe. Also, for those applications where it is needed, we sputter a few nm of ITO or PECVD SiN on them to get the index contrast needed (this is dependent on the resist and mode you are running in).
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The software is preprogrammed to look for the substrate/resist interface in a certain range determined by the holder and position you chose, so the thickness does matter. I have a PDF I can supply if needed that gives you parameters for each particular holder/position
combo. It wasn't provided at the time of installation, but only after asking many times (maybe this is different now).
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Its still a young technology, so there are many tricks of trade to learn as an owner, but it certainly is a fun and interesting system with amazing capabilities.
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Jacob<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 24, 2018 5:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Abelev, Esta<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] Nanoscribe consumables<br>
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<div class="">We have a relatively recent installation of one of these tools ourselves, and while here for setup the representative basically recommended microscope cover slides could be used if you want to do things on the cheap. The biggest issue is to ensure
they are as clean as possible to help ensure adhesion to the substrate. I could also imagine issues with flatness and glass purity if those are issues for your project.</div>
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<div class="">Please note, however, this is all hearsay on my part, as we haven’t had to procure any of these ourselves at this point.</div>
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<div class="">On Jan 24, 2018, at 11:51 AM, Abelev, Esta <<a href="mailto:eabelev@pitt.edu" class="">eabelev@pitt.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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New Nanoscribe system was recently installed in our facility. It is quite expansive to buy the glass substrates from the Nanoscribe (~7$ for plate) does anyone found a cheaper source, please advise.</div>
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