Common Facilities
The Department of Physics offer commonly used characterisation equipment for shared usage. Kindly refer to the details below for more information on the facilities and associated charges.
For existing users, you may access the booking sheet by clicking on the equipment picture below.
For new users or inquiries, kindly refer to the contact person listed in the charges table below.
Bruker Dimension Icon® AFM with ScanAsyst®
High performance large-sample, 90μm x 90μm scan range system. With sub-1Å Z resolution. Contact, TappingMode™ and ScanAsyst™ Modes available.
JEOL JSM-6700F FESEM with Oxford Instrument X-Max 150 EDX
The 6700F FESEM offers up to 1.0 nm resolution at 15 kV and 650K times of magnification in SEI mode. EDX mode is also available.
Hitachi TM3030Plus SEM with Bruker Quantax 70 EDX
Quick and easy to use tabletop SEM. Offers SEI, BSE and compositional scanning modes with magnification up to 60k times at 15kV. EDX mode is also available.
Malvern Panalytical’s X’Pert³ XRD
Modular X‑ray diffractometer suitable for phase ID, crystallinity, texture/stress, and analysis of powdered and thin film materials.
ESCALAB Mk2 with Omicron 7-Channeltron Analyser
This UHV Vacuum Generators ESCALAB Mk2 system has an upgraded Omicron EA125 U7 with XPS, UPS and mono-XPS in one analysis chamber.
Note: Only XPS analysis is offered to external users currently.
Contact personal and information on charges for usage and training.
Equipment |
Contact Person |
Physics Internal rate |
NUS Internal rate |
NUS Internal rate |
External rate |
Training cost |
Autonomous use |
Autonomous use |
Assisted use or service by staff |
Assisted use or service by staff |
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| Bruker Dimension Icon AFM | Primary: Tan Jyh Harng | Please contact staff-in-charge to inquire.. | ||||
| Secondary: Atticus Cheong | ||||||
| JEOL JSM-6700F FESEM with Oxford Instrument X-Max 150 | Primary: Tan Jyh Harng | |||||
| Secondary: Atticus Cheong | ||||||
| Hitachi TM3030plus SEM with Bruker Quantax 70 | Primary: Tan Jyh Harng | |||||
| Secondary: Atticus Cheong | ||||||
| Malvern Panalytical X’pert3 XRD | Primary: Dicky Seah | |||||
| Secondary: Jeremy Chin | ||||||
| ESCALAB Mk2 with Omicron EA125 U7 (XPS) | Primary: Tan Jyh Harng | |||||
| Secondary: Atticus Cheong | ||||||
Further information on charges:
- Rates are exclusive of taxes, third-party fees (if any) and consumable fees (if any).
- The Department of Physics may revise rates upon at least 30 days’ written notice.
- Invoicing: Issued monthly to the Requester’s designated billing entity; payment due within 30 days of invoice date.
- Late Payment: The Department of Physics may restrict or suspend access until payment is received by user. The restriction or suspension is applicable to the user and the user’s research group.
- User-Induced Damage: The Requester is responsible for the cost of repair or replacement for damage arising from misuse, negligence, or failure to follow SOPs.
- Cancellations: Must be made at least 1 day prior to the booked time; late cancellations or no-shows may be charged up to the full booked period.