Specialized Equipment

Scanning Electron Microscope



- High-resolution field-emission scanning electron microscope (SEM): Hitachi S-4800
  • High-resolution 1.0 nm at 10 kV / 2.0 nm at 1.0 kV
  • Chemical analysis through Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy
  • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) for cross-sectional imaging

Electrical Measurement System



- Water probe station (Cascade Microtech 12000 series)
  • Temperature controller (-65°C to 200°C)
  • Semiconductor prarameter analyzer (Agilent 4156C)
  • Impedance analyzer (Agilent 4294A)
  • Vector network analyzer (up to 65GHz) (Anritsu)
- Current-voltage (I-V), capacitance-voltage (C-V), and high-frequency characteristics of nanostructures


Atomic Force Microscope



- High-resolution scanning probe microscope for nanostructure surface characterization
  • Noise and vibration isolation bench
- Full range of SPM techniques
  • Electrical characterization measurements
  • Electric Force Microscopy (EFM) (tapping mode)
  • Tunnel AFM (TUNA) (contact mode)
  • Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy (CAFM) (contact mode)
  • Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy (SSRM) (contact mode)
  • Scanning Capacitance Microscopy (SCM) (contact)
- Multi-channel output