Scanning Probe Microscopy Laboratory
Nanotechnology Capabilities:
The instruments available are as follows: Digital Instruments NanoScope IIIE -Contact mode operation in air -Atomic resolution -Flowing liquid cell, for non-corrosive fluids at room temperature -Simultaneous sample viewing with optical microscope Digital Instruments Dimension 3000 -Contact mode and "tapping mode" operation (for viewing soft samples and weakly adsorbed species) -In situ liquid cell under ambient conditions -Phase imaging, for the study of composite materials, magnetic alloys, etc -Large sample imaging capability Molecular Imaging PicoAFM - atomic force microscope -Sample imaging in controlled gaseous environment (for air sensitive samples, etc) -In situ imaging of samples in corrosive fluids (high and low pH) and at high temperature (up to ca 100oC) -Operation in contact and intermittent contact modes -Molecular Imaging PicoSTM - scanning tunnelling microscope -Sample imaging in controlled gaseous environment (for air sensitive samples, etc), with glove box for sample transfer -In situ imaging of samples in corrosive fluids Nikon Optiphot2 optical microscope -Double beam interferometry with Mirau objectives -Polarising and tilting stages -In situ flowing liquid cells -High resolution digital camera and image processing
Research Group:
Contact Details:
Thomas Becker
08 9266 7806
Curtin University of Technology
PO Box U1987
Perth 6845
Western Australia
