Research Facilities

      The Nanomaterials Physics Research Lab consists of three fully equipped laboratories with extensive state-of-the-art instrumentation for modern research in physics and materials science. This includes instrumentation for:

• Material Synthesis
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
  • Laser Pyrolysis (LP)
  • Arc DischargeVaporization
  • Pulsed Laser Vaporization (PLV)
  • Thermal Batch Process (TBP)

• Material Processing
  • Glove Box; Ultrasonic Horn; Diamond Saw; Ball Mill; Hot Press; Sintering and Tube Furnace Systems; Chemical treatment and sample purification equipment

• Thermal and Electrochemical Analyses
  • Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
  • Electrochemistry

• Electrical Transport Properties Measurements
  • Thermoelectric Power
  • Four-Probe Resistivity
  • Voltage-Current Characteristics

• Optical Properties Measurements
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • UV-Visible Absorption Spectroscopy
  • Infrared Transmission/Reflectance
  • Photoluminescence

• Material Preparation and Characterization[carried out jointly with the Materials Research Laboratory and the Nanofabrication Facility at the Materials Research Institute and Microfabrication Facility in Electrical Engineering Dept.]
  • Microscopy (  SPM, Transmission Electron, Scanning Electron, High Resolution Transmission Electron, Field Emission Scanning Electron)
  • Structural Analysis (X-ray Diffraction)
  • Lithography
  • Film Deposition/Growth

• Computer Capabilities
  • Computers 
  • Programs

For information on equipment standards, go to Lab Organization

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