NanoLab Equipment

To pursue research thrusts, a series of state-of-the-art research equipment is available in the Nanolab, including a Riber MBE system, SVT MBD system, UNAXIS ICP System, Denton sputtering deposition system, Cambridge Nanotech ALD System, Phi SIMS depth profiling system, Nikon inverted fluorescent microscope. Additional support equipment to measure and characterize nanostructures/materials includes: scanning electron and atomic force microscopes, Hall effect system, multiple laser sources and optical spectrometers, X-ray diffraction system. Research using this equipment in the NanoLab is in 2 areas: semiconductors materials/devices and electro/biofluidics. Projects include rare earth doped GaN luminescent devices; DNA-based bio/organic light emitting diodes; electrowetting-based liquid field effect transistors; electrospinning of nanofibers for tissue engineering, superhydrophobic fabrics; charge transport in unsupported lipid bilayer membranes; biofluidic chips for protein assay.