Materials Synthesis Facilities

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Biosynthesis Methods

• Peptide and DNA synthesis
  (E. Rozhkova, Nanobio Interfaces Group)
• Nanobio hybrid synthesis
  (T. Rajh, Nanobio Interfaces Group)

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Hierarchical Assembly

• Bottom-up polymeric and bio-templating as well as lithographically directed self-assembly
  (S. Darling, Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices Group; E. Rozhkova, Nanobio Interfaces Group)

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Molecular Beam Epitaxy

• Complex oxide nanoferroelectric and nanoferromagnetic materials and devices created using a DCA R450D Custom MBE instrument
  (A. Bhattacharya, Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices Group)

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Nanoparticle Synthesis Laboratories

• EMMD:  core-shell colloidal nanoparticles, Langmuir-Blodgett methods
  (X. M. Lin)
• Nanophotonics:  new routes to functional nanophotonic materials via advanced colloidal synthesis and lithographically assisted synthesis
  (Y. Sun)
• Nanobio Interfaces: Synthesis of metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and quantum dots; functionalization; post-self-assembly processing via dip-coating, external field, spin-coating, and ultrasound; surface modification of nanoparticles
  (T. Rajh, E. Shevchenko)
• Size-selected cluster facility: cluster-based nanomaterials for nanophotonics and nano(photo)catalysis
  (S. Vajda, Nanophotonics Group)
• Controlled deposition of size- and composition-selected metal clusters with masses up to 2000 amu for the fabrication of highly monodisperse materials at the sub-nanometer scale
• Clusters as uniform building blocks for the synthesis of larger nanostructures.

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Physical vapor deposition

• Thin film deposition via magnetron sputtering and electron beam evaporation (Lesker CMS Lab-18) as well as thermal evaporation (Lesker PVD-250)
  (D. Rosenmann, Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices Group)
• A Lamda Technologies microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) instrument for the growth of nanocrystalline diamond is available in the cleanroom facility
  (A. Sumant, Nanofabrication Group)