Smart Coater

A fully automated sputter coater that applies a fine grained gold or platinum (option) coating on samples for imaging in a scanning electron microscope.

• Applies a thin film conductive coating to the sample that is effective in eliminating charging of non-conductive materials or enhancing secondary electron emission.
• Uses a low voltage discharge technique with a magnetron electrode for high efficiency, cold sputtering.
• Low voltage sputtering, as well as having the sample isolated from the electrode, minimizes sample damage.
• Thickness of the coating is influenced by distance from target, distance from center of the stage as well as sputtering time.