02 / Materials analysis & characterization
Materials analysis built around your decision.
Nouvex supports technical teams working through material structure, surface chemistry, contamination, electrical behavior, optical response, and photovoltaic performance.
Materials analysis
Direct technical work, scoped around the sample.
Nouvex performs materials analysis at partner laboratories and facilities for semiconductor, solar, plating, precision cleaning, machining, and aerospace cleaning applications.
The method is confirmed after reviewing the sample, technical question, handling limits, and decision the work must support.
Materials analysis services.
One field, multiple methods. Final selection and combinations are confirmed during technical scoping.
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)SE · BSE · EDS · EBSD
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM/STEM)SAED · EDS · EELS · HAADF
- Focused Ion Beam (FIB)Cross-sections · TEM lamella lift-out · Circuit editing · Deposition · 3D serial sectioning
- Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)Surface spectra · Chemical imaging · Static SIMS · Depth profiling · 3D mapping
- Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- Photovoltaic Cell TestingI-V · QE and spectral response · Efficiency · Electroluminescence · Insulation · Environmental stress · Reliability
- Four-Point Probe AnalysisSheet resistance · Bulk resistivity · Wafer mapping · Point measurements
- FTIR SpectroscopyLibrary-based material identification
- ICP-MS
- UV-Vis Spectroscopy
- Keyence Digital Microscopy
Start with the sample and the decision.
A concise description of the material and the reason for the analysis is more useful than selecting an instrument without context.
- Material, coating, device, residue, liquid, film, wafer, component, or sample type
- Observed defect, contamination, variation, degradation, or performance question
- Feature size, depth, concentration, or electrical range when known
- Sample dimensions, quantity, handling limits, and whether destructive preparation is acceptable
- Reference, control, or comparison samples
- Decision the result must support and the required deliverable
Deliverables follow the project scope.
Depending on the project, deliverables may include images, raw data, measurements, interpretation, technical reports, and recommendations.