AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT
Our research requires equipment to synthesize and characterize thin film and bulk materials.
Some of the required equipment is shown below:
Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) System: (PLD1 PLD2 PLD3) This system consists of the following: UHV main deposition chamber pumped with a 500 l/s turbo and an ion pump, 4-target indexer carousel, radiant heater with sample transfer, load lock system for both targets and substrates. Other accessories include: E-beam evaporator, magnet (in near future), and ion gun.
Magneto-optic Kerr Effect (MOKE) System: (MOKE1) The MOKE systems is currently being upgraded to include temperature control (that is why the picture shows a disassembled system). Also, the optics are being upgraded. The electromagnet can produce fields of about 3 kGauss max.
MMA Difftech Mini Materials Analyzer X Ray Diffractometer (XRD): (XRD1) The MMA has two detectors: One for standard powder scans and another (parallel optics) detector for low angles (thin film measurements).
SQUID Magnetometer: (SQUID1) This is a standard SQUID magnetometer from Quantum Design that is in Professor Naushad Ali's lab.
AC Susceptometer: (AC1) By Lakeshore (Prof. Ali)
Thermal Expansion System: (EXP1) Homemade system (Prof. Ali)
Mill, Press, and Vacuum Furnace: MP1 VF1
