Digital Instruments Dimension 3100 with Nanoscope IV controller, closed loop scanner and motorized sample positioning stage. Capabilities include friction and tapping mode AFM in ambient/fluids, scanning tunneling, nanolithography, scanning conductance and force modulation. |
Dimension 3100 Scanning Probe Microscope |
Facilities |
Hillier research group @ ISU |
Molecular Imaging Picostat with Nanoscope E controller with capabilities for contact/friction force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy and operation in ambient/liquid/gas environments—located in W.M. Keck Laboratory for High Throughput Atom-Scale Analysis. |
Molecular Imaging Scanning Probe Microscope |
Optrel Multiskop with capabilities for surface plasmon resonance and ellipsometry in both spectroscopic and imaging modes. The system includes several in-situ cells for analysis in liquid systems. |
Surface Plasmon Resonance/Ellipsometry System |
CH Insturments CHI900 SECM with computer-controlled positioning and data acquisition capabilities—located in W.M. Keck Laboratory for High Throughput Atom-Scale Analysis. |
Scanning Electrochemical Microscope |
Custom-built Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging system with capabilities for color, angle spread, and dispersion imaging. |
Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging System |
Nikon Optiphot system with brightfield, darkfield and differential interference contrast objectives, CCD camera, video capture card and computer with imaging software. |
Optical Microscope/Imaging System |
...in the W.M. Keck Laboratory for High Throughput Atom-Scale Analysis |
Imago Scientific 3000SiX Local Electrode Atom Probe Microscope with supporting equipment for sample preparation and data analysis—located in W.M. Keck Laboratory for High Throughput Atom-Scale Analysis. |
Three Dimensional Atom Probe Microscope |
Denton Vacuum model Bench Top Turbo III with quartz crystal thickness monitor. |
Vacuum Evaporator/Metal Coating System |
Nima Model 611 Trough and Film Balance. |
Langmuir Blodgett Trough/Film Balance |
Home-built electrochemical imaging system with Newport three-dimensional positioning system with motor controller. |
Electrochemical Imaging System |
Elchema EQCN 700 quartz crystal nanoobalance, Elchema 200 potentiostat, data acquisition and computer control system. |
Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanobalance |
CH Instruments model 760B high sensitivity, high speed, computer-controlled electrochemical workstation with potentiostat, bipotentiostat, galvanostat and impedance capabilities. |
Electrochemical Workstation |
CH Instruments model 1030 8-channel multi-electrode potentiostat. |
Multi-Electrode Potentiostat |
Harrick Industries plasma cleaner with rotary vane pump. |
Plasma Cleaner |
World Precision Instruments model WP 100 pipette puller with programmable heat/pull cycles for fabrication of microelectrodes and micropipettes. |
Pipette Puller |
Bueler model Minimat polisher. |
Electrode Polisher |
Three-dimensional milling tool for machining surfaces and small parts/ |
Milling Tool |
AJA Internation model ATC-1800 V combinatorial sputtering system with three sputtering guns for simultaneous/sequential deposition. |
Combinatorial/Multi-Gun Sputter Coater |
MicroFab Technologies Jetlab II table-top printing platform. |
Chemical Inkjet Printer |
Nicolet FTIR Microscope with specular and diffuse reflection accessories. |
Infrared Spectrometer/Microscope |