The PELCO Silicon Aperture Frames are 3mm disc-type frames with a thickness of 200μm and square or rectangular apertures. They are useful for a variety of applications:
Support frame to attach TEM lamellae made with FIB
Support frame for thin films, foils, wires and fibers
Mask for thin film research (deposition mask)
Product Specifications
Single Aperture Opening Sizes: 0.25 x 0.25mm, 0.5 x 0.5mm, 0.75 x 0.75mm, 1 x 1mm, and 0.5 x 1.5mm
Multiple Aperture Opening Sizes: 9 windows of 0.1 x 0.1mm in a 3 x 3 array or 2 windows of 0.1 x 1.5mm
Window Side Angle: 35.26°
Aperture Frame Thickness: 200μm
Aperture Frame Diameter: 3mm
Aperture Material: Si
Surface: Top side Si, back side (larger opening) has 50nm layer of Si3N4 for single aperture and 15nm Si3N4 for multiple apertures.
Packaging: The PELCO? Silicon Aperture Frames are packaged under cleanroom conditions in a small vial holding 10 discs.
