Expertise and Equipment
The University houses two micro/nano fabrication facilities—one in the College of Engineering and the other in the Wyant College of Optical Sciences. These centers, combined with world-class metrology and imaging facilities, serve the UArizona community as the workhorses for numerous extramurally funded semiconductor and microelectronics programs.
For tomorrow’s components and devices, including nanophotonics, nonlinear optics, 2D materials, next-generation transistors and quantum communication, these facilities provide a vertically integrated manufacturing space to support a combined basic and applied research portfolio matched nowhere else.
Nano Fabrication Center
The NFC is an open, user friendly facility that serves academic, government and private researchers.
The cleanroom is being upgraded and expanded to meet at-scale training and R&D needs.
Imaging Technology Lab
The ITL is dedicated to advancing scientific and industrial sciences by developing enabling technologies for the 3D heterogenous integration of optics, photonics and semiconductor devices.
The lab is housed in the new Applied Research Building.
Optical Sciences
Optical Sciences faculty members are involved in a myriad of multidisciplinary and multi-institutional programs. OSC also provides facilities that are available to all campus researchers as well as external, non-sponsored research customers.
Kuiper-Arizona Laboratory for Astromaterials Analysis
Provides routine access to state-of-the-art instrumentation that combines 2D- and 3D-analysis of composition and structure from cm to atomic length scales.
Keck Center for Nano-scale Imaging
An interdisciplinary research facility with technical expertise and research equipment designed to foster student training and research collaborations throughout the College of Science, complementing existing research strengths in the areas of nano-science and nanotechnology.
Laboratory for Electron Spectroscopy and Surface Analysis (LESSA)
A photoelectron spectroscopy and thin-film deposition facility supporting thin-film design, growth and analysis research programs.
X-Ray Diffraction Facility (XRD)
Available instrumentation includes the single crystal X-ray diffractometers (Bruker D8 Venture Duo and Kappa Apex II Duo) and the powder diffractometer (Philips / Panalytical X’Pert Pro MPD).