Facilities

LEEM measurements

  • Field of view: 2 mm - 150 mm
  • Spatial resolution: atomic resolution in Z direction, 10 nm in XY directions
  • Energy of probe electrons: 0-500 eV
  • XY motion of sample: ± 5 mm
  • Sample heating during imaging: up to 2,000 K
  • Sample cooling during imaging: ~ 150 K with LN2
  • Gas exposure during imaging: pO2 ~ 1×10-5 Torr

In-situ MBE synthesis

  • Electron beam evaporator (suitable for metal, semiconductor and insulator source materials ; can reach temperature up to 3,500℃)

The source material can be replaced without venting the main chamber

  • Knudsen-cell thermal evaporation source

Sample cleaning

  • Sputtering with Argon ion (energy: 0-500 eV / 1,000 eV / 1,500 eV / 2,000 eV ; current 0-10 µA
  • Annealing: up to 2,000 K, PID temperature control

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The variable-temperature scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM)

  • Current setup and capabilities of the VT-SNOM:

- Determination of the complex dielectric function of

materials with a spatial resolution of ~ 20 nm

- Quartz tuning fork’based detection (W and Au etched tips, afm tapping oscillation 20 – 60 kHz)

- Working temperature range: 10 K - 300 K

- Energy: currently optimized for mid-IR & 0.1 - 1 THz

Add Bruker 66 – operating from far IR to UV range, currently optimized for mid-infrared operation