Emerging Materials Analysis

Chromatography

Gas Chromatography using GC-MS
Liquid Chromatography using LC-MS
Ion Chromatography IC-MS

Spectroscopy

Surface studies using Raman
Surface studies using FTIR
Surface studies using Fluorescence
Elemental analysis using ICP-MS

Particle Analysis

Nitrogen Gas Absorption (BET)
Mercury Infiltration Porosimetry (MIP)
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
Low Angle Laser Light Scattering (LALLS)

Biomaterials

Proteomics
Glycomics
Metabolomics
ToF-SIMS with Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
Key Technology #1

Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)

Laser Ablation (LA-ICP-MS)

Wafer Testing (VPD-ICP-MS)

ICP-MS is a powerful technique for quantifying trace elements in solids and liquids. It combines low detection limits and high selectivity to deliver information on over 60 elements in the periodic table. This technique is normally performed on powder samples but it can be also measured by ablating a surface with a laser and measuring the resulting gas. LA-ICP-MS ablation is a good choice for 500 nm+ thick surface coatings. When you need to analyze the trace elements found in a silicon wafer, VPD-ICP-MS is an excellent choice. The whole wafer is exposed to HF vapor to etch off the top layer of wafer. This acid is then diluted and injected into the ICP-MS to determine the trace elements that were in the wafer.
Key Technology #2

Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

GC-MS is the gold standard for trace materials analysis especially for organic molecules. When used for GMP regulated industries, GC-MS provides trace analysis measurements for small and large molecules, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food science.
Key Technology #3

Principal Component Analysis with Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (PCA ToF-SIMS)

PCA is an orthogonal transformation to convert a set of observations of possibly correlated variables into principal components. The PCA-ToF SIMS can be widely used for the materials identification or mapping of polymers (in LED application) and other organic or bio materials.
Key Technology #4

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)/Raman Microscope

Raman is a method of probing the chemical bonding in samples through inelastic light scattering. This can lead to the detection of sugar in food, trace chemicals detection on a surface and even tracking compositional changes after heat treatments.
Key Technology #5

Custom Synthesis:

  • Peptides/Proteins
  • Polymers
  • Thin Films
  • Electrolytes
Technical consultation is available for a variety of polymers, peptides, batteries and thin film depositions. In addition to proving analytical service, Outermost Technology can also coordinate materials creation projects to deliver custom materials.