Services

• Production of thin layers and layer systems
• Analysis of solid objectives, looking at topography, morphology and magnetic properties
• Development and production of new nano materials
• Laser surface modification
• For further information see the Nano-Zentrum Euregio Bodensee website

 
 Equipment:

• UHV vapor deposit equipment with electron bombardment evaporators, thermal evaporators and sputter sources
• Structural analysis equipment
  • X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
  • Electron microscope (SEM, TEM)
• Nano analysis equipment
  • Focused ion beam (FIB)
  • Element analysis (EDX)
• Equipment for the local analysis of surfaces at atom-size definitions
  • Scanning tunneling microscope (STM)
  • Atomic force microscope (AFM)
  • Magnetic force microscope (MFM)
• Equipment for determining magnetic momentum/magnetization up to one monolayer
  • Magnetometer (SQUID)
  • Magneto-optic Kerr effect (MOKE)
• Electron beam lithography
• ns and fs pulse lasers

Key Areas

• Materials research
  • Functional layers
  • Thin layer structures
  • Nano-structure materials
  • Magnetic testing at the micro/nano level
  • Ultra-clean materials
• Analysis
  • Topography
  • Morphology
  • Structural testing
  • Elemental composition
  • Chemical property testing
  • Magnetic momentum