Preparation of Novel Quantum Materials

Top-Down approaches

• Mechanical exfoliation

• Liquid assisted exfoliation

Bottom-Up approaches

• Thin film growth

• Chemical Vapor Deposition 

• Sputtering 

• Ebeam Evaporation

• Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Characterization Facilities

Surface Morphology

• Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM)

• Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Optical properties

• Photoluminescence

• Raman Spectroscopy

• Optical Absorption and Reflectivity

• Ellipsometry

Structural Properties

• X-ray Diffraction (XRD)

• X-ray Reflectivity (XRR)

• Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

Electrical and Magnetic Properties

• Physical Properties Measurement System (9T Quantum Design)

• Magnetic Properties Measurement System (SQUID Quantum Design)

Composition

• X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

• EDX

Clean room device fabrication

 All the above complementary tools are available within IIT G