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Contamination Monitoring Blog
januar 27, 2021 03:30 PM

Effective Batch Sampling Down to 20 nm with the SLS-20 Batch Sampler

Written by PMS

Reliable Chemical Batch Sampling Data Collection

Particle Measuring Systems (PMS) has been developing products for the microelectronics industry for decades. We know contamination, how it starts and where it goes in your system. As a result, we know the best methods to counter the spread of impurities and how to greatly reduce them from entering into your process. Learn how to effectively generate reliable data from your sensitive chemical batch sampling processes.

Clean, Clean, Clean

Chemical batch sampling particle counter system with Chem 20 and SLS 20 from Particle Measuring Systems PMSThe appearance of contamination on a report comes down to how clean and stable (not shedding particles) your equipment is. For this reason, Particle Measuring Systems recommends the following cleaning procedure with your highly-sensitive batch sampling particle counters:

  1. Appropriate container cleaning is a prerequisite for stable and repeatable data acquisition. A PMS-tested
    “clean” container was found to become contaminated again just by emptying the beaker and refilling it with
    another chemical. Nanoparticles are shed as a result of surface tension changes from the gas and/or liquid
    interface.
  2. Flushing is necessary to avoid bubbles when sampling the chemical from the bottle. Some chemicals may
    need to “settle” for a period of time in a temperature-controlled room to eliminate the bubbles and obtain
    stable data.
  3. To reduce the influence of external contamination, a preparation of 500 ml or more of the inspection sample
    is recommended. To improve the reliability of data, it is also recommended to prepare a separate sample for
    flushing. If possible, flush the Chem 20 particle counter before starting sample testing with the SLS-20 chemical batch sampler.
  4. In the SamplerSight software, recipes include the option of discarding a count equal to or greater than 1 to
    allow the removal of the initial sample data due to potential contamination.

Before Sampling

PMS has developed an effective multi-step method for clean fluid sampling: 1) rinse, 2) wash, 3) chemical rinse, 4) ultrasonic energy. All steps are usually necessary to cleanliness required for sampling ultrapure fluids. For you, this means reaching the same standard for every batch because the underlying procedure is kept constant. In a study performed by PMS, this cleaning method allowed a container to be flushed with low count levels.

Chemical batch sampling effective preparation from Particle Measuring Systems (PMS)

When sampling 20 nm particles, there are some additional parameters to the cleaning procedure. Beakers and other vessels tend to shed particles after they are emptied and filled with sample fluid. Filling and shaking generate particles that adhere to the vessel walls due to surface tension. However, adding a small amount of ultrasonic detergent and scrubbing the inner walls of the container with a soft bristle brush is greatly effective. By following up with 30 minutes of ultrasonic cleaning and flushing with DI water, containers will contribute no additional particles to your sample fluid.

In the next blog in our 20-nm sampling series, we’ll take a close look at the process chemicals studied with the SLS-20 and Chem 20 sampling system. How does sulfuric acid, cyclohexanone, and ammonia hydroxide perform? Download the full paper here or stay tuned and find out!

Only Particle Measuring Systems has reliable 20 nm particle counting solutions for both chemicals and Ultrapure Water.

Filed Under: Chem 20, Chemicals, EL, Liquids, Particle Knowledge Tagged With: 20 nm, container cleaning, contamination monitoring, microelectronics, ultrapure chemicals

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