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Noel Smith
Oregon Physics(aka ‘Just above California’ Physics)
n.smith@oregon-physics.com
Bio-Chemistry with Ion Beams
• Oregon Physics
• Creating an Energetic Ion Beam and Focusing it
• Ion Beam Interactions with Solid Biomaterials
• Applications in Biochemical Material Analysis
• Ion Sources Developed for Biochemical Imaging
Outline
Oregon Physics• Small Commercial Company Developing:
• High Brightness Plasma Ion Sources (O2+, O-, Xe+, He+, Ne+, Ar+, H+, N2
+…)
• Ion and Electron Optics
For material science studies
• Chronology– Started Oregon Physics in ‘07 to commercialize ICP technology developed at the ANU. – Hyperion fully released in ‘10 , Hyperion II in ’13– Growing number of developments underway and products being released
Creating an Ion Beam• Create a Source of Ions
• Gas ionized by energetic electron beam (Electron Impact Source, EIS)• Gas field ionization source (Gas Field Ionization Source, GFIS)• Ions Created in the Plasma Phase (Plasma Ion Source)
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High Brightness Source of IonsHigh Current Density and Low Thermal Ion Energy
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Extracted ion current
radius of emissive surface
Focusing a Divergent Beam
Object Image
10keV Xe+
Electrostatic Lens (cylindrically symmetric)
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Einzel Lens
fiPrinciple Plane
Object distance, U Image distance, V
Oregon Physics
• Focusing a Divergent Beam of Ions
Magnification, M=V/U=o/I
Lateral Magnification = 2/3Angular Magnification = 3/2
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Ion Extraction From a Plasma
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Virtual Sourcedv~5-50m
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Radial Position
Balancing Source Image and Aberrations for Best Spot Size
Ion Optics (Cs(M), Cc(M))
Focused Beam (d, I)
Source of Ions (dv, I’,DE,E)
Final spot Gaussian Chromatic Spherical
dv, - virtual source diameter (m) I’ - Angular Intensity (A/sr)DE - Energy Spread (eV)E - Beam Energy (eV)d – image of the source (m)I – beam current (A)i – convergence angle (rad.)
Energy NormalizedSource Brightness
br = I’/(πE(dv/2)2)
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Optimized Focused Ion Beam
For a given beam divergence angle, the optimum balance of Gaussian demagnification and optical aberrations give the smallest focused beam
Ion Source
Extraction Electrode
Condenser Lens
Variable Beam Defining Aperture
Mass Filter
Mass Selection ApertureBeam Blanking Faraday Cup
Beam Scanning and Stigmation (Octupole)
Objective Lens
Sample
Ion Beam Optics
Plasma FIB Applications
Micro Machining
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Splat Interface Analysis
ARL - Nickel Alloy Stencils for fracture analysis.(20mins, 300nA Xe+)
Chemical Analysis from Sputtered Ions
• Chemical Image Resolution Determined by Ion Beam Focus.
(silicon segregated to ceramic grain boundary, Hillion et al, Cameca)
• Detection sensitivity heavily influenced by ion beam species.• Reactive ion beams favor increased sputtered ion yields
• Positive ion yield increases 100-1000x for many species with electronegative ion beams (eg oxygen).
• Parts-per-billion (ppb) detection limits.
• To liberate high molecular weight secondary ions, cluster ion beams are required.• eg Buckyballs (C60)• However, no ion yield enhancement.
Tt=29 ps
Z. Potswana, Garrison et al, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 7831-7838, 2004
15keV C60+ and Ga+ into Ag<111>
•Single monomer ion produces lots of damage and little sputtering•Cluster produces 15x more sputtering and less residual amorphous material
Cluster beams: • Dramatically enhance the
yield of high mass molecular ions.
• Allow for measurements of the depth distribution of molecules.
Reactive atomic beams: • Dramatically enhance the yield
of low mass ions, for sub-ppm trace element imaging at high image resolution.
Atomic ion beam
Cluster ion beam (C60)
Environmental contaminants
- Rice sequesters arsenic .- Major source of As in our diets.- Threshold levels not well known for
arsenic to be a carcinogen.
Arsenic distribution in rice roots (Moore 2011)
Silicon at cell wall, but insufficient resolution to resolve arsenic distribution in cell.
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Primary Objective ‘Sub-cellular Chemical Imaging’
Primary Objective ‘Sub-cellular Chemical Imaging’
Symbiotic Organisms
- Reef building coral hosts photo-synthesizing algae.
- Studies to determine how algae assimilates nitrogen from seawater enriched with ammonium.
- Fundamental processes not understood.
- Algae immersed in 15N tagged NH3 - Timed immersion, then sample prep. and analysis.- 15N rich algae cells
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Primary Objective ‘Sub-cellular Chemical Imaging’
Molecular Imaging of Biological Tissues• C60 is very useful spectral data• Poor spatial resolution• Much brighter ion source needed for
sub- cellular imaging.
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Phosphocholine • Found in all cell membranes • Related to lipid production in cell walls • Energy storage and essential nutrient affecting immune response.
Cholesterol •Found in cell membranes•Related to cell membranepermeability and fluidity.
(Hillion et al 2007)
Simplest and most flexible method
• Thermionic electrons.• Independent control of mean electron
energy.• Low ion density and difficult to
maintain low energy spread (5-20eV)• Ions accelerated into filament• Ion density ~1x108-1x1010 ions cm-3
• br ~5-50 Am-2sr-1V-1 for argon
Broad pressure and mean electron energy range,suitable for ionizing clusters.
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C60
C60+
C60
C60
C60
C60C60
C60
C60+
GRID(Beam Voltage)
EXTRACTOR(-kV’s w.r.t. grid)
FILAMENT(0 to -100V w.r.t. grid)
Ion Sources for Biochemical Imaging
40keV C60+ beam. >1000nm resolution.
Surface Analysis Ion BeamsDuoplasmatron (Trace Level Elemental SIMS)
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~ -500V
Long, Coathe and Drummond – Cambridge Univ – ‘60-’95
• Cold cathode – good for oxygen plasma
• High Plasma density (ni =1011-1013 cm-3)
• High brightness ~40-1000 Am-2sr-1V-1
• High energy spread 10-15eV• Continuous cathode erosion
15keV O- beam. 200nm resolution.
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Inductive Power TransferTime varying current in an external coil creates a time varying B field, which induces an azimuthal E field.
xE=-B/t
Induction E field accelerates electrons to ionize resident gas.
(no=1x1012cm-3)
~9GHz
~18MHz
O-, SF6- C60
- for SIMS imaging of geological and biological materials
PLASMA
Plasma Chamberwith low loss tangent
Faraday Shield High Azimuthal Impedance
Extractor Electrode
Pole Gap~200 Gauss
Magnetic PolesTransverse B
RF Antenna
Ion-Ion plasma (depleted of hot electrons)
Extracting Negative Ions (High Res. SIMS Imaging)
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Oxygen PlasmaO- formed primarily by dissociative electron attachment.O2 + e− → O + O−
O- Ion Source Parameters
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O- Ion Beam with ICP Ion Source
Significant Resolution Enhancement Achieved with Inductive Plasmas
- No constraints from electrode erosion- Brightness 10x higher than DC plasma sources (eg duoplasmatron).- Latest data showing <50nm resolution (35nm reported), as opposed
200nm.
Strong Requirement for 10nm Resolution (Bio, semi, nuclear, metals ..)
- Significantly more work required to:- Understand negative ion extraction- Increase plasma density, while maintaining thermal ion energy.
C60 Ion Beams with ICP Ion Source ??
TODAY C60+
Brightness (Am-2sr-1V-1) ~0.1
Energy Spread (eV) ~10eV
Imaging Resolution (nm) 1000
Lifetime ~500 hours
40keV Electron Impact (Filament) Source Aiming for 40keV, 1pA, 100nm spot
TARGET C60+
Brightness (Am-2sr-1V-1) ~50
Energy Spread (eV) ~2eV
Imaging Resolution (nm) 100
Lifetime >500 hours
C60+ ion Densities of ~1x1011 cm-3 required.
• Electronegativity of C is too great for pure C60 plasma
• Use electropositive carrier gas (eg xenon)
• Internal vibration energy of C60 needs to be kept <44eV to prevent fragmentation
• Main constraint is that the x-section for fragmentation and ionization are similar at <20eV
C60 Ion Beams with ICP Ion Source ??
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