Shared Facilities

The MRSEC uses a variety of physical vapor deposition systems within the MINT Center and the MFF. MRSEC funds were used to construct two custom-built UHV sputtering systems with 6 and 8 sputtering guns, respectively, using dc or rf sources. The main chambers reach a base pressure <10-9 Torr, with auxiliary load lock chambers […]

A Brookhaven Instruments quasi-elastic light scattering apparatus is available for materials characterization at Stanford.

A Woollam spectroscopic ellipsometer is available at UC Davis for characterization of films and surfaces. This instrument is available for use by regular users.

A near field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) is located at UC Davis. This instrument is available for use by regular users.

The Integrated Microscopy Facility provides a variety of electron and optical microscopes for imaging small features and for microanalysis of the elemental composition of materials. The facility is operated by three expert managers who have many years of combined experience in advanced microscopy.
Instruments in this facility include:
Leica 440 SEM: 4.5 nm resolution at 30KV. […]

FUNCTION:
This laboratory has equipment which supports the synthesis and processing of thin film systems ranging from ultra thin films to multi-layers and superlattices. Both physical deposition systems, such as sputtering and electron beam equipment, as well as chemical vapor deposition systems, such as metalorganic chemical vapor deposition equipment, are available. The laboratory also provides a […]

Material specimens of dimensions in the range of 1nm to 5μm are essential for successful studies on structure, property, and functions of many materials and biological systems. The Hudson Mesoscale Processing Facility provides instrumentation and technical services to enable and promote scientific research in materials at small dimensions. The facility serves a broad cross-section of […]

Equipment for evaluating all the important characteristics of polymeric materials is available at the Polymer Characterization Facility.
The laboratory is used extensively by the polymer research community, particularly members of CCMR’s Interdisciplinary Research Groups and Seed projects, by the Polymers Community at Cornell and industrial members of Cornell’s Polymer Outreach Program (POP). The facility participates in […]

The Materials Facility is a multi-function and multi-purpose Research Support Facility providing a wide spectrum of services and apparatus for materials testing, preparation, and characterization.
It is the philosophy of the facility to have close interaction between staff and users. Hands-on involvement of students is stressed at the expense of wear and tear on the equipment […]

A KSV 2000 Langmuir-Blodgett trough is available for thin film fabrication.