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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi David,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We use the ACE600 (carbon thread configuration) routinely for making thin carbon support foils. It is super simple, works like a charm and gives very reproducible
results (thickness, floatability, homogeneity etc.). Foils with 2-2.5 nm thickness are no problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">As a facility manager, I also like to point out that I basically don’t need to spend much time maintaining or trouble shooting the instrument (1 day per year
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry <br>
Department of Molecular Biology / Cramer lab<br>
Am Fassberg 11 <br>
37077 Göttingen, Germany <br>
+49-551-201-2819<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 3dem <3dem-bounces@ncmir.ucsd.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Morgan, David Gene<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 3dem@ncmir.ucsd.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [3dem] carbon coating devices<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Does anyone have experience with the Leica ACE600 carbon coater/metal sputter coater? I am very wary of buying a dual purpose device like this as our only way to make carbon films for TEM grids,
but I may be being overly cautious. If anyone has thoughts or experiences, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> politics is more difficult than physics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> A. Einstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> David Gene Morgan<br>
Electron Microscopy Center<br>
047E Simon Hall<br>
IU Bloomington<br>
812 856 1457 (office)<br>
812 856 3221 (3200)<br>
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