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<p class="MsoNormal">Aimee,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> We have experienced the same price increases, and probably more. Aside from the higher price, availability has reached a critically short level. High purity Helium is basically unavailable in the Northeast.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have had to change a PECVD process which used silane diluted with High purity Helium to 100% Silane. If you find a supplier that has decent pricing and good inventory, I’m sure the folks on this network will appreciate it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Equipment Dood<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Steve Paolini<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Principal Equipment Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Harvard University Center for Nanoscale Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">11 Oxford St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Cambridge, MA 02138<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">617- 496- 9816<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">spaolini@cns.fas.harvard.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Price, Aimee<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 04, 2023 12:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] He, Ar, O2 prices?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year to the network.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At Ohio State, we are seeing major price increases for our “6.0” gases year over year (2021 to 2022) and it’s gone up again since December. We typically purchase from Matheson but also do some business with Praxair (our bulk LN2 is from
Praxair so we have some buying power as we buy it by the semi tanker load). <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The changes are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ar increased 2x<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">O2 increased 2x<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He increased 4.5x<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have a solution for these? We understand that everything is going up, but these are very big changes. I know that some labs have He reclaim systems but we don’t have nearly enough use to justify that type of installation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aimee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manager, Nanofabrication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Ohio State University <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nanotech West Lab<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Institute for Materials Research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1381 Kinnear Road<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Suite 100<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Columbus, OH 43212<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">614-292-2753<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#C00000"><a href="mailto:Price.798@osu.edu"><span style="color:#C00000">Price.798@osu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#C00000">Nanotech.osu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3F4443">Pronouns: she/her/hers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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