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Physical Measurement Laboratory / Applied Physics Division

Quantitative Nanostructure Characterization Group

Tools and Instruments

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MBE Facility

Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) Facility

The Applied Physics Division utilizes a fully automated, dual-chamber molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system for the growth of advanced, compound semiconductor
Examples of work in the Precision Imaging Facility.  (a) STEM image of a crack (dislocation) formed during growth of an AlGaN shell around a GaN nanowire, and (b) FIB fabrication of an AFM tip with a GaN nanowire contact point.

Precision Imaging Facility

The Precision Imaging Facility (PIF) is a cooperative research facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) dedicated to the
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