Acquisition of Electronic Instrumentation for NanoScience Research and Education

圣母大学纳米科学与技术中心正在创建一个纳米科学测量实验室，为表征纳米电子、纳米机械、分子和超导材料和器件以及最先进的半导体器件和电路的电子性质提供最先进的仪器。这项主要的研究仪器将位于工程学院，支持大学的研究和教学，包括电气工程、化学工程、计算机科学和工程、化学和生物化学以及物理系。购买的仪器将提供从DC到110 MHz、300 mW到500 mW的精确电流-电压和阻抗测量，具有三轴保护电缆和低电流和低电压分辨率(10fA和2 mV)。通过使用Cascade热探头站来处理从厘米大小的晶片到8英寸晶圆的样品，并使用温控卡盘(-65至200℃)，将实现易用性和快速样品交换。计算机提供数据采集、仪器控制和存储。该系统将使圣母大学的用户受益，包括本科生、研究生和教职员工。鼓励对外使用和合作。

The NanoScience and Technology Center of the University of Notre Dame iscreating a NanoScience Measurements Laboratory to provide state-of-the-artinstrumentation for the characterization of the electronic properties ofnanoelectronic, nanomechanical, molecular, and superconducting materialsand devices, as well as state-of-the art semiconductor devices andcircuits. This major research instrumentation grant will be located in theCollege of Engineering and support research and teaching across theuniversity including the departments of Electrical Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry,and Physics.The instrumentation purchased will provide precision current-voltage andimpedance measurements from dc to 110 MHz, 300 mW to 500 MW, withtriaxially-guarded cabling and low current and voltage resolution (10 fAand 2 mV). Ease of use and rapid sample exchange will be enabled by use ofa Cascade thermal probe station which handles samples from centimeter-sizedpieces to 8-inch wafers and with a temperature-controlled chuck (- 65 to200 C). A computer provides for data acquisition, instrument control, andstorage. This system will benefit users across the University of Notre Dameincluding undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. External use andcollaborations will be encouraged.