Facilities and Laboratories:
Fabrication, characterization and measurement of molecular-level nanostructures require facilities up to date with the current rate of progress of technology. Towards this end, we have set up extensive infrastructure for nanoscale fabrication and ultra-low temperature measurement to bio-functionalization of nanomechanical sensors. In addition to the in-house nanofabrication facilities, we have built a state-of-the-art ultra-sensitive laboratory with stealth capabilities, which allows a vibration-free, noise-free environment for measurements down to a low temperature of 0.006 Kelvin at GHz-range frequencies and picosecond timescales.
These labs are supported by truly cutting-edge facilities in both the department and the university. Engineering solutions in our projects often use the Scientific Instrumentation Facility (SIF) in our department for high-precision machining to large-scale structural designs. Other departmental facilities such as the Elctronic Design Facility (EDF) and high-performance (super-)computing and visualization facility are also instrumental to the work in our group. Perhaps the most essential is the Optical Processing Facility in the Photonics Center, which allows state-of-the-art processing techniques.
The following infrastructure is in existence now:
- Ultra-Sensitive Low-Temperature Laboratory with DC-to-Daylight Noise Isolation
- Acoustic Lab for Measurement of Nanomechanical Structures
- Nanofabrication and Characterization Facility
- Clean Room Facility for Bio-Functionalization
- General Facilities in the Physics Department
- Interdisciplinary Facilities in Boston University
Follow the links on the menu panel above for detailed description of the facilities.