Surface Laboratory

The Surface Laboratory in 131 VanderWerf Hall, substantially renovated in the spring of 2011, has all the equipment necessary for electrochemical analysis and sample fabrication.

The renovation of the lab, as well as multiple other research spaces in VanderWerf and Van Zoeren halls, was funded by the National Science Foundation under NSF-ARI Grant No. PHY-0963317. The Hampton Group moved into the renovated space in June 2011.

New Layout of the Surface Lab

The space features all new casework and cabinetry and a 4-ft fume hood. Below are pictures of the lab taken in August 2012.

Sink with Drying Rack and Eyewash

Desk Area

Bench Height Work Area

Bench Height Work Area
and Fume Hood with Flammable Storage

Storage Cabinets

The heart of the lab is a Bioanalytical Systems Epsilon Electrochemical Workstation and Cell Stand. A custom teflon electrochemical cell was designed for using wafer samples as the working electrode.

Electrochemical Workstation and Cell Stand

Teflon Electrochemical Cell

Other equipment in the lab includes a VWR sympHony bechtop pH meter, a Denver Instrument Timberline Analytical Balance, a Branson Ultrasonics B200 Tabletop Sonicator and Cleaner, and a Novascan PSD-UV4 UV-Ozone Cleaning System.

Solutions Area including Chemical Storage,
pH Meter, Analytical Balance, and Sonicator/Cleaner

UV Ozone Cleaner in Fume Hood