MTC2.1 Solid state growth facilities
Key instruments:
| Principal investigator | Prof. Dr. Christian Pfleiderer |
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Ultra-high vacuum cluster comprising of metal molecular epitaxy system and sputter depostion chamber for thin film growth of magnetic and non-magnetic metallic layers as well as some oxides. Analysis chambers for in-situ chemical and magnetic analysis connected via UHV tunnel
Typical applications: growth of magnetic and non magnetic thin films by molecular beam epitaxay or sputter deposition, in situ analysis (XPS, SEM, LEED, Auger)
| Principal investigator | Prof. Dr. Christian Back |
| PI's field of research | Spintronic, Magnetic Materials |
| Contact person | Dr. Thomas Meier |
| Tel. | +49 89 289 12403 |
| thomas2.meier@tum.de | |
| Availability | cooperation & pay-by-use |
| Lead time | depends on specific choice of substrates and desired thin film materials |
Ultra-high vacuum equipment comprising in-situ sample preparation & deposition, low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), and Ultraviolet and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS / XPS) instrumentation
Typical applications:
- elemental & electronic structure analysis of samples by UPS / XPS
- structural analysis by LEED
- materials growth
- on-surface reactions, desorption by TPD
| Principal investigator | Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Auwärter |
| PI's field of research | Molecular nanoscience, low-dimensional materials |
| Contact person | Karl Eberle |
| Tel. | +49 89 289 12549 |
| karl.eberle@tum.de | |
| Availability | cooperation & pay-by-use |
| Lead time | depends on specific choice of the sample and experimental details |
Combined apparatus with a variable-temperature scanning tunneling microscope and a home-built electrospray ionization facility for controlled in vacuo deposition of thermolabile species
Typical applications: temperature-controlled atomistic investigation of functional interfaces and molecular assemblies, handling of complex molecules
| Principal investigator | Prof. Dr. Johannes V. Barth |
| PI's field of research | Molecular self-assembly & nanostructures, energy materials, bio-nanoscience |
| Contact person | Dr. Joachim Reichert |
| Tel. | +49 89 289 12823 |
| joachim.reichert@tum.de | |
| Availability | cooperation |
| Lead time | depends on sample materials, preparation and fabrication protocols |