The following user fees give pricing (revised price list on April 2023) information.

Fee structure

All services include the acquisition of raw data. Further data analysis may apply extra fees. The services do not include sample preparation or consumables. The prices are listed as hourly rates unless specified.

Instrument

Service

MatChar user  

($/hr)

Max hours/yra

uOttawa user

($/hr)

External Academic User

($/hr)

External Industrial User

($/hr)

XPS

Data acquisition (3rd party service provider)

42 + shipping (18)

50

50

84

--

Jeol TEM

Image acquisition

54 + A

40

65 + A

108 + A

216 + A

Jeol SEM

Assisted use

42

40

50

--

--

Image acquisition

42 + A

40

50 + A

84 + A

168 + A

FEI TEM

Assisted use

54

40

65

--

--

Image acquisition

54 + A

40

65 + A

108 + A

216 + A

ICP-OESb

Sample analysis

12 / sample

100

14 /sample

24/sample

48/sample

HPLC-MSc

Assisted use HPLC

Assisted with MS

30

42 + A

100

36

50 + A

60 + A

84 + A

120 + A

168 + A

DLS

User use

21

25

42 + A

84 + A

Raman

Assisted use

36

43

--

--

Image acquisition

36 + A

43 + A

72 + A

144 + A

AFMc

Assisted use

36

43

--

--

Image acquisition

36 + A

43 + A

72 + A

144 + A

TGAc

User use

Full service

22

72 / sample

26

86 /sample

--

144 / sample

--

288 / sample

DSCc

User use

18

22

36 + A

72 + A

UV-Vis Cary 7000

Assisted use

18 + A

22 + A

36 + A

72 + A

User Use

18

22

--

--

UV-Vis Cary 60

User Use

15

18

30 + A

60 + A

UV-Vis Cary 60

(Temp con & optical fiber)

User Use

24

29

48 + A

96 + A

UV-Vis scanner (96 plate)

User Use

21

25

42

84 + A

FT-IR/ATR

FTIR Microscope

User Use

User Use

24

120 (1/2 Day)

29

144(1/2 Day)

48 + A

240+A(1/2Day)

96 + A

480+A(1/2Day)

Rheometer

User Use

18

22

36 + A

72 + A

E-Chem

User use

150 / month

180 / month

300 / month

600 / month

Tube furnace

User use

72 / day

86 / day

144 / day

288 / day

fs-Laser

User Use

Full Service

96 / day

96 + A / day

115 / day

115 +A / Day

--

192+A / day

--

384+A / day

Assistance

17

20

34

67

Annual Mem

(6 instr. of your choice)

7,200 / year

10,800 / year

18,000 / year

50,700 / year

a For annual cap.
b Please contact us for calibration samples and regular sample preparation.
C Consumables are not included unless specified. For those instruments selected as part of the annual fee membership to MatChar, no fees will be charged.

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