1030am, i went to the materials lab to polish my samples before coating them with Au(GOLD) to help conductivity when placed into the SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope). All seems easy. Polish my specimen. Etch it with chemicals to make the microstructure more define, coat it was gold, and there you go! SEM sample ready for use. NOT!
Whats suppose to be a 1 hour task lasted for 3 WHOLE hours! Because the Au-sputtering machining went haywired and deposited a thick layer of Au instead of the usual thin layer. Then i had to redo the polishing and etching, oops... over-etched...so re-polished....and Opps.. over-etched AGAIN! ARGG~~~!!! So after 3 failed attempted, i finally got them done and coated my samples with Au.
This only left me with 1 hour to chop chop settled my lunch and prepare for the SEM session.... which turned out to be 2 hours of frustration of hide and seek and focusing nightmare!!! >_<
*Stress alert activated!!!*
COKE TIME!!!
Sigh.... glup glup glup....
Burb!!!!
*tummy bulges out*
-_- Grosss.....
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