Our laboratory brings together the tools to assemble two-dimensional materials into devices and explore their behavior at low temperatures and in strong magnetic fields. Explore the map above, then examine the instruments that connect device fabrication, nanoscale characterization, and measurement.
BlueFors LD250
Dilution refrigerator
Explore electronic behavior at millikelvin temperatures and in strong magnetic fields.
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The dilution refrigerator provides the cold environment for transport measurements on two-dimensional devices.
Oxford Teslatron
Variable-temperature cryostat
Follow how a device responds as temperature and magnetic field change.
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The variable-temperature insert (VTI) complements the dilution refrigerator for low-temperature electronic measurements.
HQ Graphene
2D crystal assembly system
Align and stack thin crystals to assemble layered structures and devices.
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A motorized transfer system with more than ten motion degrees of freedom supports controlled positioning and alignment of two-dimensional crystals during device assembly.
Park NX7
Atomic force microscope
Examine local structure and surface features at the nanoscale.
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The Park NX7 provides a 100 µm scan range and full signal access, and is adapted for scanning van der Waals microscopy.
Scanning van der Waals microscopy (SVM)
AFM Workshop
Atomic force microscope
Map surface topography and examine local features of two-dimensional materials and devices.
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The AFM Workshop system measures surface topography with a scanning probe. An acoustic isolation enclosure helps shield the instrument from environmental disturbances during measurements.
Additional fabrication tools include the Nikon LV150 optical microscope, high-vacuum annealing furnace, spin coater, and wet bench.
We use the Toronto Nanofabrication Centre and the University of Waterloo Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility to carry out nanofabrication processes, with help from collaborators at the McMaster University Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy .