Department of Physics

UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT Calicut University PO Thenjipalam, Malappuram Dist Kerala 673 635, India Department of Physics No. DP/46/FIST-II/2011 05/11/2011 TENDER NOTICE Sealed competitive tenders are invited for the supply of the equipments as mentioned below, to the Department of Physics under the Department of Science and Technology Sponsored FIST programme. The last date for the receipt of the quotation is on 15.12.2011, at 11.00 AM. The tenders will be opened on 15/12/2011 at 11.30 AM. The details of equipments, terms and conditions,etc, are furnished below. Sl. No. Equipment Cost of Tender Form EMD 1 Table Top X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) Rs.416 1% of quoted rate 2 Basic AFM Facility(Atomic Force Rs.416 1% of quoted rate Microscope) 3 Sputtering System Rs.416 1% of quoted rate Separate quotations may be submitted for each item. Head of the Department

Item No 1 Table Top X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) Details of Equipments Required X-Ray Diffraction system shall be table top type or equivalent for powder and thin film applications. The XRD should be computer controlled with necessary soft wares to carryout advanced processing using XRD data. The unit shall be complete in all respects to perform diffraction studies of powder as well as thin film samples. The system should also have following specifications: 1. X-ray generator (Microprocessor controlled): 30kV, 15mA(High Freq) 2. X-ray Tube: Target of Cu/Co-anode. Line and point focus to suite various applications. 3. Microprocessor Controlled Goniometer: Vertically mounted (Θ-Θ) type goniometer with angular 2θ movement range of 0-150 or better. 4. Cabinet: The system should have a table mounting or floor-standing, interlocked doors.it should also have stringent safety requirements with respect to contamination of X-Rays and Radiation safety ensuring the negligible radiation outside the cabinet. 5. Optics: Programmable detector slit, divergence slit, anti-scatter slits (both on incident and diffracted beam sides) for low angle to high angle. Curved crystal diffracted beam monochromator for removing beta lines and sample fluorescence. 6. Sample Holders i) Sample Stage holder for powder diffraction: Sample stage for stationary samples for flat holders Sample stage with spinning capability (optional); multiple holders for powder samples ii) Thin Film holders with necessary soft wares for controlled pi rotation stage 7. Detector: Suitable low noise detector for powder and thin film samples. 8. Software : The system should interface with computer and analysis software should be capable of simultaneous data collection and analysis such as, powder pattern treatment, peak identification and peak indexing, Peak search, search-match with peak smoothing and background noise reduction,reitveld analysis based refinement, unit cell parameters space group search etc. The software should be able to carry out systematic non-parametric pattern matching for determining similarity of different samples through cross correlation of XRD Patterns. ICSD structure database with 5 year license should be quoted free or as option. 10. PC for integration: At least P-IV dual core processor, 4GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, DVD multi burner drive, Windows OS, TFT color monitor of 19 and color printer. 11. All operational consumable parts. 12. Warranty: At least one year and post warranty support for 5 years, based on AMC. 13. Demonstration & training at site for at least 2 days for 3 persons after installation. 14. Manual: For hardware and software are required both in hard and soft copy. 18. Cooling system: Water or oil Cooled 19. Quote separate price for base unit, software, chiller (if provided externally) etc 20. List accompanying free software for analysis Item No 2 Basic AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) Facility The multi mode Atomic Force Microscope System shall be equipped with all standard accessories for a high-resolution imaging (for measurements on thin films, dielectrics, electrochemical samples, nanodots, nanotubes, nanofibers and biological samples) consisting of a Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) capable of Nanolithography, Nanomanipulation, and Multiple Mode Imaging Techniques

(AFM&STM). The following minimum instrument specifications are required. 1. Essential Measuring modes: In air: Contact AFM Lateral Force Mode (LFM) Resonant Mode AFM (semicontact + noncontact AFM) Phase Imaging Force Modulation Adhesion Force Imaging AFM spectroscopies AFM Nano Lithography and Nano-manipulation (Force and Electro-oxidative) Scanning Capacitance Microscopy Scanning Kelvin Microscopy Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) 30pA-50nA (Optional) Scanning types: (Both types of scanning, by sample and by tip should be possible) 2. Scanners : Scanning range: x.x.z (x=70-100μm; z=5-10 μm) (+/-10%) Scanning range : x.x.x (x=1-2μm) (+/-10%) XY sample positioning: Range of sample positioning: 5x5 mm Positioning resolution: 5um 3.Optical System : Video-microscope with manual continuous zoom. Must include integrated top view optics and optical microscope with real-time color video display / image capture and cross hair (inside the AFM software). Resolution 1um or better Field of view 4.5x4.5 mm or better Magnification 5300x or better Color CDD camera and 20 LCD display 5. Vibration and acoustic isolation: Special cast metal hood for acoustic isolation and shielding,vibration Isolation Table. 6. Special fluid cells : Open liquid cell (liquids:- water or organic solvents) for Contact and Resonant modes 7. SPM Processor Control Electronics: Should contain all the control and monitor electronics the SPM e.g. DSP boards, Self diagnostics boards, Power supply units 8. Image analysis - Windows-based software Software must be a sole package for all modes and attachments with no need for additional software programs. It must be a licensed one and free of copying to any PC's of the institution. The image modification and presentation software should include at least following features: - Force-distance curve analysis - 2D Fast Fourier analysis - Plane-fit - High pass and low pass filters - Zoom in/out - Optional grid on images and curves - Variable shading and display angle, tilt - Color bar completely user definable 2D and 3D height presentation - Menu for image series presentation - Image and data export format at least: - Export to BMP, JPG, TIFF - Export to ASCII format and MatLab 9. Cantilever sets: 25 chips - for contact AFM; 50 chips - for noncontact modes; 5 chips - for MFM Standards - Set of 3 linear silicon gratings with silicon oxide calibrating steps ( 10. Future upgradeability:

More different scanners can be added including the scanners for operation in liquid environment; Can be upgraded with heating stage up to 100 deg. C; 11.Warranty 1-year warranty and regular service on AMC basis thereafter 12. Accessories UPS (2 hours backup) Vibration free table Data acquisition and processing unit Printer Sample preparation tools 13. Installation and training: Free installation and training for at least 3 persons immediately after installation Item No3: Sputtering System The unit shall be capable of performing high quality thin film deposition on various substrates for research applications. Separate quote must be given for RF unit and Magnetron units. It shall have the following applications. 1. Vacuum chamber: the chamber should be made from high quality stainless steel and leak tested to 8x10-8 torr-lit/sec. The design should be compatible structure for co-sputtering (DC and RF). 2. RF generator Power~ 300 W High Freq Operating Modes: real time Remote Analog/Digital Programming. 3. Magnetron sputtering assembly Size of the sputtering cathode ~ 2" (2 nos). Integrated gas inlet assembly Cross contamination shields Easy Target Replacement. External mounting. High deposition rate 4. Pulsed DC generator Pulsed DC Power Supply ~1000W DC or Pulsed DC Modes of Operation Arc count and short circuit protection Interlocks with indication. 4 Water cooled substrate holder (optional) Water cooled substrate holder (Anode) 5 Substrate heater The substrate holder should have at least 3.5 diameter fitted with S.S. Sheathed tubular flat heater operating on 230V AC for heating up to 500 0 C. 6. Source shutter Manually operated shutter 7. Gas handling Provision for Ar and O gas feeding and control. 8. Substrate holder There should be a shutter on substrate / target to avoid cross contamination. Substrate holder assembly. Substrate holder should be isolated from ground for bias facility. Integrated Ar and Oxygen gas inlets assembly should be provide. Substrate should rotate with minimum speed and substrate temperature must reach upto 500 0 C with PID Controller with digital display 9. Vacuum pumping system High vacuum pumping would be provided by a Turbo Molecular Pump and should be backed by a suitable double stage rotary vane pump. 10. Vacuum measuring systems Pirani and Penning gauges for accurate and quick measurements

11. Thickness monitor digital thickness monitor with calibration options along with at least 10 QCM 12. Chiller Integrated, high quality water cooling systems 13. Accessories Required for smooth operations 14. Safety High satiety precautions 15. Installation and training Proper installation within two weeks of the arrival of the plant at the institution. Free training for at least 3 persons by the engineers of the firm and regular monitoring advice for smooth operation during warranty period and afterwards on request. 16. Warranty At least one year after installation 17. Quote for each item separately Other Conditions 1. As per the University rule, the General Conditions for purchase( as given in the university web site, www.universityofcalicut.info) shall be applicable vis-a- vis, to the purchase of all items given in this tender notice. However, the Purchase Officer in this case will be the Head of the Department of Physics and correspondence and agreements shall be made to the Head. 2. The delivery schedule, which in no case exceed 12 weeks from the date of the placement of order, shall be included in the quotation. 3. Delivery and installation will be at Department of Physics, University of Calicut. 4. Details of installation and commissioning, and post-commissioning maintenance plan have to be mentioned clearly. 5. A list of institutions/universities in India should be attached where the quoted instrument is installed. 6. All possible Educational Discounts should be extended 7. Warranty: One years on site maintenance and warranty for the instrument with factory/well trained engineer. 8. Installation: Installation of the system at our site with your instruments, accessories, tools & tackles; deploying appropriate manpower as required, at your cost 9. Technical clarifications if any, has to be sought before submission of the formal quotation. 10. Insufficient information or suppressing of facts may cause invalidation of the quotation. Incomplete and conditional or late submitted tenders would be summarily rejected. 11. Period of validity: bids shall remain valid for acceptance for a period of 90 days from the date of opening. 12. The tender format can be downloaded from the university web site or can be had from the Office of the Department of Physics at working hours. 13. Quotation should reach the undersigned in duly superscribed the envelope with our reference number on or before 15th Dec 2011 at 11 am and should be addressed to Head Department of Physics, University of Calicut, Calicut University PO Kerala 673 635, India 14. The Head of the Department may accept or reject any or all the bids in part or in full without assigning any reason and does not bind himself to accept the lowest bid. The Department at its discretion may change the quantity / upgrade the criteria / drop any item or part thereof at any time before placing the Purchase Order. 15. Late tenders i.e. tender received after the due date and time of submission as mentioned below may liable to be rejected 16. In case of any dispute, the decision of the Head of the Department of Physics shall be final and binding on the bidders. 17. Opening of quotation: every quotation will be opened at the office of the Department of Physics,

University of Calicut, at the time and date mentioned below. The firm may send its accredited representative to witness the opening, if it so desires. 18. Performance guarantee: A bank guarantee/security deposit of 5 % of the total price is to be produced for issuing supply order to the successful bidder. 19. EMD @1% of quoted rate by way of DD in favor of the Head, Department of Physics University of Calicut, payable at State Bank of Travencore, University of Calicut Branch, 20. Cost of Tender form: A sum of Rs. 416, be paid as cost of tender form by way of remitting cash at University cash counter, or by a DD drawn in favour of Finance Officer, University of Calicut. Each tender should invariably accompany the chalan receipt or DD as documentary proof for the amount paid towards the cost of tender form to the University. 21. Important dates: Issue of tender notice 5 Nov 2011 Last date and time of receipt of tenders 15 Dec 2011, 11 am Date of opening of tenders 15 Dec 2011, 11.30 am Head of the Department of Physics University of Calicut