This unique reactor system is capable of depositing high quality nanodiamond layers at low temperatures (~150°C) over large areas. The ability to produce coatings at low temperature increases the range of potential substrates, such as organic based substrates, which in standard PECVD systems would not be possible. This new range of low temperature substrates has important applications for the medical industry.
This commercially avaialble 1.5kW CVD reactor is used for the growth of high quality diamond films. The reactor is capable of producing a wide range of nanodiamond, polycrystalline and single crystal diamond films on a varity of substrates using a range of process gases to enable specific doping. Dopants such as Boron increase the conductivity of nanodiamond which have applications in the energy conversion and storage industry.
This originally designed and constructed hollow cathode discharge UHV apparatus is used for the production of nanostructured magnetic films. The apparatus has successfully been used for the deposition of special magnetic films on 3d metals. Such controlled magnetic nanostructured composite films have applications in microinducers and transformers for GHz communication devices.
Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) enables researchers to image surfaces at the nanometer scale. Rather than using a beam of light or electrons, SPM uses a fine probe that is scanned over a surface. The use of such a probe enables resolution on the atomic scale. SPM is a general term used to desrcibe techniques which use a probe to scan a surface and measure some property of that surface. The SPM techniques used within the MNB group are: Scanning tunnelling microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy. Using these techniques it is possible to not to only produce 3D height relief maps but also obtain other parameters of the material such as local conductivity, density of electron states, work function, ionisation potential and electron affinity.
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