Acquisition of Characterization Instrumentation for Advanced Materials Research

科罗拉多矿业学院将购买9601640台MAO薄膜表征仪器，以补充现有的薄膜沉积设备。新仪器包括一台紫外-可见光-近红外分光光度计，一台计算机控制的表面轮廓仪，一台椭偏仪，以及霍尔效应和热电势测量站。这些仪器将支持用于光伏太阳能电池的多晶化合物半导体薄膜、透明导电氧化物薄膜、电子照相用光电导电膜上的薄金属氧化物阻挡层、聚合物薄膜、金属氧化物催化剂和电镀锌钢板的研究。新仪器将加强该大学的薄膜和涂层研究工作。这项研究包括来自几个系的学生和教职员工通过一个跨学科的材料科学项目参与，并利用与国家可再生能源实验室的合作。新的仪器设备还将使面向微电子行业的新硕士学位课程受益。***

9601640 Mao Thin film characterization instruments will be acquired by the Colorado School of Mines to complement existing thin film deposition facilities. The new instrumentation includes an ultraviolet-visible-near infrared spectrophotometer, a computer- controlled surface profilometer, an ellipsometer, and a Hall effect and thermopower measurement station. These instruments will support studies on polycrystalline compound semiconductor thin films for photovoltaic solar cells, transparent conductive oxide thin films, thin metal oxide barriers on photoconducting films for electrophotography applications, polymeric thin films, metallic oxide catalysts, and electrogalvanized sheet steels. %%% The new instruments will strengthen the thin films and coatings research efforts at the university. The research involves the participation of students and faculty from several departments through an interdisciplinary materials science program, and capitalizes on collaborations with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The new instrumentation will also benefit a new masters degree program that is oriented towards the microelectronics industry. ***