Shared Facilities

FUNCTION:
This facility provides unique equipment to investigate the atomic scale structure of both the surface and subsurface region of a sample combined with in-situ growth and chemical characterization.
EQUIPMENT:
1. SPEAR: The Specimen Preparation Evaluation Analysis and Reaction System is a system of interconnected Ultrahigh Vacuum (UHV) chambers for the preparation and study of surfaces and interfaces. […]

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The Charge Transport Laboratory includes equipment to perform variable temperature DC electrical conductivity and Hall measurements (mobility and carrier concentration), from 4.2 K to 340 K using a computer automated four- and five-probe technique, respectively.
Typical samples can range from thin films to single crystals, with specimens mounted on interchangeable sample holders. Hall measurements are made […]

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This laboratory houses equipment used to process and characterize ceramic materials. Equipment is available for the preparation, milling and characterization of ceramic powders and subsequent fabrication by pressing, tape casting, slip casting, extrusion, and sinter forging. The laboratory is also equipped with an ultrasonic machine tool for drilling, planning, and milling ceramic particles.
EQUIPMENT:
1. Powder processing: […]

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The facility provides instrumentation for the optical and spectroscopic characterization of materials with special emphasis on the non-linear optical response.
EQUIPMENT:
1. Quantronix 416 Nd: YLF laser CW modelocked, 1.053 m m, < 100 ps, 100 Hz
2. Optical CSK Superdoubler for frequency doubled output
3. Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) LBO crystal based, tunable from 0.65 to 2.2 m […]

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The Electron Probe Instrumentation Center (EPIC) facility offers a wide range of electron microscopy (both transmission and scanning), accessory instrumentation, and expertise to the scientific and engineering community through education, collaboration, and service. The laboratory provides facilities for the preparation and examination of many types of bulk and thin specimens (foils/films), fine particles, and replicas, […]

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This laboratory is oriented toward the polymer community, providing the researchers with space and specialized instrumentation for the physical characterization of polymeric materials. Determination of molecular weight, mechanical properties, and thermal behavior of polymer solids are routinely performed in this lab.
EQUIPMENT:
1. The chromatic Low-Angle Laser Light Scattering photometer and modified Brice-Phoenix refractive index increment apparatus […]

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This laboratory houses Agilent Technologies 4192A and Solartron 1260 impedance analyzers, fully computer-controlled, for performing frequency-dependent impedance/dielectric spectroscopy studies of materials. Recent materials and topics under investigation include fiber-reinforced composites, the aging of polymer wiring insulation in aerospace applications, interface/electrolyte characterization of solid oxide fuel cells and materials, the characterization of thin film electroceramics for […]

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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 […]

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The primary function is to provide general-purpose x-ray equipment for diffraction and fluorescence studies. The facility can also make accommodations for non-routine experiments such as special attachments for high and low temperatures, vacuum or protective atmospheres, monochromators, special detectors, etc. Examples of current measurements are: powder diffraction, single-crystal diffraction, thin-film reflectivity, thin-film diffraction, crystal truncation […]

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The Synchrotron Research Center manages the operations of the DuPont-Northwestern-Dow Collaborative Access Team (DND-CAT) instrumentation at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. Funds for construction, management, and operations to date have been obtained from E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. , the Dow Chemical Company, the National Science Foundation through the Academic Research […]