Engineering Research Equipment: Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellpsometer

CTS-9700312约翰·道根科罗拉多矿业学院的化学工程、物理、冶金和材料工程系将获得一台变角光谱椭偏仪，它将用于广泛的项目，包括：1.固体无机表面附近的聚合物和共聚物层的研究。2.光伏电子结构的探索。3.冶金和材料工程系先进涂层和表面工程实验室(ACSEL)的薄膜表征。4.将材料科学的实验方法纳入课堂。该仪器的获得：1)为CSM的研究人员提供了一种测试感兴趣的材料体系理论的手段；2)使薄膜材料科学的合理发展成为可能；3)加强了参加跨学科材料科学计划的研究生的教育经验；4)在校园内建立了科学基础设施。

ABSTRACT CTS-9700312 John Dorgan The Chemical Engineering, Physics, and Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Departments of the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) will obtain a variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometer which will be used in a wide variety of projects including the following: 1. Investigation of polymer and copolymer layers near solid inorganic surfaces. 2. Exploration of the electronic structure of photovoltaics. 3. Characterization of thin films from the Advanced Coatings and Surface Engineering Laboratory (ACSEL) in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering department. 4. Incorporation into the class Experimental Methods in Materials Science. The acquisition of the instrument: 1) provides a means of testing theories of material systems of interest to the researchers at CSM, 2) enables the rational advancement of the Materials Science of thin films 3) enhances the educational experience of graduate students participating in the interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, and 4) builds the scientific infrastructure on campus.