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Lab Location:
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Benjamin Hall Interdisciplinary Research Building: houses our nanoscale material synthesis and characterization facilities
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Mechanical Engineering Building (127 A): houses high power laser systems and SHPB system for dynamic and ultra-high strain rate material research
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Lab Safety and Training:
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Magnetron Sputtering System |
Facilities:
Materials Synthesis
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Class II Biological Safety Hood |
Sample Preparation
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Buehler automated mechanical polisher
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Low-speed diamond SAW
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Low-speed milling machine
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Ultrasonic cleaner and sample dryer
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2-speed chemical hood and grade ?? bio-hood
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Nanoindenter |
Materials Characterization
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Hysitron Ubi nanomechanical test instrument (nanoindenter)
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Livco material tester (for soft materials)
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Nikon MEL600 Optical Microscope with spot-cooled CCD camera
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LeCroy Wavemaster 8500 5GHz Oscilloscope
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TecTronix oscilloscopes (100-250 MHz)
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HP Spectrum Analyzer
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Innova 90-5W argon-ion laser
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New Wave Tempest 300 high power ns Nd:YAG laser
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Leopard ss-2 picosecond Nd:YAG laser
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Newport optical table with neumatic isolation legs
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SHPB system for dynamic material testing
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Nikon Microscope |
Capabilities:
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Atomic scale thin film deposition
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Chemical synthesis of nanoporous materials and coatings
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Sample preparation: cutting, polishing, milling
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Nano and microscale mechanical characterization: Young's modulus, hardness, fracture toughness of thin films, nanostructures and bulk materials
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Quasi-static and fatigue testing of thin films, soft materials
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Mode-dependent thin Film adhesion measurement using laser-induced stress waves
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Optics and ultrasonics based chemical and biological sensing, cell adhesion
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Quasistatic, dynamic and ultra-high strain rate material testing: thin film and bulk materials
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