Instrumentation below was purchased during the 2020-2026 MRSEC grant cycle. Prospective users may inquire about facilities utilization through links below. External users are encouraged to apply for the Materials Research Facilities Network (MRFN) Faculty Fellowship due annually in the spring.
Dynacool 14 T PPMS:
- 1.9-400 K, ±14 T
- DC Resistivity, 4-wire resistivity and van der Pauw switch module
- AC Transport measurement module: AC Resistivity, 4 or 5-wire AC Hall Effect or I-V Curve High-resolution computer-controlled horizontal sample rotator (−10° to 370°)
- He-3 insert, 0.5 K base continuous, 0.4 K one-shot mode, 6μW cooling @ 0.5K, 80μW @ 1K
How to acknowledge use of this facility:
"This work utilizes low-temperature transport facilities (DOI: 10.60551/rxfx-9h58) provided by the Penn State Materials Research Science and Engineering Center under award NSF-DMR 2011839."
High-Entropy thin film deposition
Laser ablation tool (Located in Maria Lab, 2nd Floor Steidle Building):
- High temperature manipulator; in situ target exchange
- RF oxygen plasma
- RHEED; UHV construction
- Designed for flexible multi-user use.
- Open to users with and beyond the MRSEC IRGs.
How to acknowledge use of this facility:
"This work utilizes thin film deposition facilities (DOI: 110.60551/xf9n-zj70) provided by the Penn State Materials Research Science and Engineering Center under award NSF-DMR 2011839."
Sputtering System:
(Located in Maria Lab, 2nd Floor Steidle Building):
- High-temperature manipulator
- Six-cathode source cluster
- Ozone gas source
- RF, pulsed-DC, and HiPIMS plasma drives
- In situ ellipsometry
- UHV construction
- Additional compositional flexibility
- System designed for automated data acquisition
- System will accommodate combinatorial synthesis
- Enable machine learning assisted synthesis