Acquisition of a UHV sputtering system for the study of topological electronic phases

Abstract

Funding from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program was used to acquire a high vacuum thin-film deposition system. Its capabilities include two sputtering guns for DC and RF sputtering deposition, as well as two thermal evaporation sources. This system is used in conjunction with electron-beam lithography to fabricate superconducting heterostructures based on van-der-Waals materials.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Apr 08, 2019
Source ID
W911NF1610228

Entities

People

  • François Amet

Organizations

  • Appalachian State University
  • Army Contracting Command
  • United States Army

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene