June 18, 2026 UMD Home NanoCenter AIM Lab
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Description The Metra Thermal Evaporator is used to deposit a variety of metals and dielectrics using resistance heating. Some, but not all, of the materials include: Cr, Au, Ag, Cu . It has two thermal sources but only one can be run at a time. Buy switching the power leads, a user can evaporate up to two different materials in the same pump down cycle. The Metra will accommodate up to 4" diameter substrates. Precious metals surcharge Au: $300 per 1000A
Location FabLab | DEP Tunnel
Manufacturer Metra
Staff Contact DanielDaniel Lewis
dlewis17@umd.edu
301-405-5018
Rates
Large Commercial
$242/hr
Small Commercial / MTECH
$166/hr
External Non-profit / University
$126/hr
UMD
$81/hr
Staff Technical Assistance Time is added based on the time spent by staff members providing technical support, guidance & training outside of equipment training, and technical services for users of the lab. Click here for full rate details.
Reservations
Date Start End User
06/18/2026 05:00 PM 06:30 PM Yixiao Wang

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External Materials

If you plan to bring external materials into the lab, please notify the FabLab staff to ensure proper safety protocols and any equipment arrangements can be made ahead of your reservation. Please submit an External Materials Request form for each material you will bring.

Logs
Thu, Jun 18, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Yixiao Wang
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Cr 1000nm + Au 50nm = $150
Mon, Jun 15, 2026
3:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Rosalin Mohanty
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5 nm Cr and 25 nm Au Gold charge=$75
Wed, Jun 10, 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stefan Theodoru
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20nm Au ($60)
Sun, Jun 07, 2026
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Stefan Theodoru
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20nm Au ($60)
Thu, Jun 04, 2026
10:00 am - 12:45 pm
Glynis Sullivan
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SOPs
dep-02_sop_metra_thermal_evap.pdf (131 KB)
index.php (38 B)
Manuals

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Recipes

Evaporation Recipes

evapguide.pdf (180.42 KB)

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