Knowlton Research Group

• Laboratories
  • Device and IC Characterization Laboratory
  • SPM / AFM Systems and Nanofabrication Laboratory
  • Biomaterials Laboratory
  • Other Laboratories
    • Co-Sputter Deposition System

SPM / AFM Systems and Nanofabrication Lab

Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) Systems

• Digital Instruments (Veeco Metrology Group) Dimension 3100 SPM with a Nanoscope V controller
  • Heater-Cooler Accessory for the Dimension 3100
  • Harmonix Torsional Harmonic Imaging
  • Hybrid X-Y-Z Closed Loop Scanner
  • Hysitron TS 75 Triboscope - Nanomechanical/Nanoindentation System
• Digital Instruments (Veeco Metrology Group) MultiMode SPM with a Nanoscope IV controller and PicoForce system.

Capabilites

• AFM-based Nanoindentation and scratching
• Conductive AFM Option (C-AFM)
• Electrostatic Force Microscopy (EFM)
• Fluid Imaging
• Force Volume
• Imaging, Nanomanipulation, and Nanolithography System (NanoMan)
• Lateral Force Microscopy (LFM)
• Scanning Capacitance Microscopy (SCM)
• Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy (SSRM)
• Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)
• Surface Potential
• Torsion Resonance Mode (TRmode)
• Tunneling AFM (TUNA)
• Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM)

AFM Resources

• SPM Forum Archives
• Nanoprobe Network
• AFM Resource Library

AFM SOP's

• Get AFM / SPM SOP's here

AFM Probes

• Veeco Probes
• NanoAndMore USA
• MikroMasch SPM Tips
• AppNano

Vibration Isolation

• Herzan
• Technical Manufacturing Corporation
• Minus K Technology

AFM Manufacturers

• Veeco
• Asylum Research
• Park Systems
• Novascan
  
• NT-MDT

SPM Research Engineer:

• Chad Watson (AFM Lab Manager, MSE)

Students

• Jason Brotherton (MSE, Summer 2006)
• Jonathan Henderson (MSE, Summer 2006)
• Ross Butler (ECE, Summer 2006)
• Amber Cox (MSE, Spring 2008)
• Stephanie Barnes (MSE, Spring 2008)
• Dave Schenker (ME, Spring 2008)
• Mallory Yates (MSE, Winter Break 2008)
• Pammy Walker (MSE, Summer 2008)

Collaborations

• Prof. A.J. Moll (Materials Science & Engineering-Boise State)
• Prof. Peter Mullner (Materials Science & Engineering-Boise State)
• Prof. Bernie Yurke ( Materials Science & Engineering & Electrical and Computer Engineering)-Boise State
• Prof. Wan Kuang (Electrical & Computer Engineering-Boise State)
• Prof. Darryl Butt (Materials Science & Engineering-Boise State)
• Prof. Megan Frary (Materials Science & Engineering-Boise State)
• Prof. Julie Oxford (Biology-Boise State)
• Prof. Kris Campbell (Electrical & Computer Engineering-Boise State)
• Prof. Janet Callahan (Materials Science & Engineering-Boise State)

Funding

• NIH INBRE
• 2003 NIH BRIN
• DARPA project
• 2002 NSF MRI Grant