MRI Acquisition: Compound Semiconductor Reactive Ion Etcher for Functionally Diverse Materials, Structures and Devices

本研究的目的是在与能源、纳米电子学和纳米光子学相关的领域加强基于化合物半导体的器件制造。该方法是获得一个电感耦合等离子体（ICP）反应离子蚀刻机（RIE），用于蚀刻化合物半导体和化合物半导体上的材料，以增加共享访问的德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校（UTD）共享访问洁净室研究实验室（CRL）中可用的工具集。智力优势：该项目将缩小化合物半导体应用的差距，统一材料和器件的研究和开发，并允许大学和行业研究人员在包括通信，军事，医疗和能源在内的各种应用领域进行合作。更广泛的影响：UTD CRL使整个UTD的160多个用户以及来自其他大学的学术研究人员能够进行研究。学生和博士后在最先进的设备上的实践经验，为进入劳动力市场做好准备，从事研究，开发和制造。这种RIE所支持的功能多样的材料、结构和设备的广度将吸引更多的研究人员，而不仅仅是目前的用户群。pi将为本科纳米技术仪器课程开发两个讲座序列，该课程将以这种新的RIE为例，重点介绍先进研究设备的便利化。这是一个独特的机会，可以直接向本科生展示制造、安装和操作先进研究设备需要多少学科。

The objective of this research is to enhance fabrication of devices based on compound semiconductors in areas related to energy, nanoelectronics and nanophotonics. The approach is to acquire one inductively coupled plasma (ICP) reactive ion etcher (RIE) for etching compound semiconductors and materials on compound semiconductors to augment the tool set available within the shared-access University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) shared-access Cleanroom Research Laboratory (CRL). Intellectual Merit: The project will close the gap in compound semiconductor applications, unify research and development in materials and devices, and allow teaming among university and industry researchers for a wide variety of application segments including communications, military, medical and energy.Broader Impact: The UTD CRL enables the research of over 160 users throughout UTD as well as academic researchers from other universities. Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment prepares students and post-docs to enter the workforce ready to engage in research, development, and manufacturing. The breadth of functionally diverse materials, structures and devices enabled by this RIE will attract a broader pool of researchers beyond the current user base. The PIs will develop a two lecture sequence for an undergraduate Nanotech Instrumentation course which will focus on facilitization of advanced research equipment using this new RIE as the example. This represents a unique opportunity to directly show undergraduates how numerous disciplines are required to manufacture, install and operate advanced research equipment.