THIN FILM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS LABORATORY

• Dedicated facilities for the Magnetic Materials Synthesis, Processing and Characterization

X-RAY DIFFRACTION

• Siemens D5000 x-ray diffractometer with high resolution, high temperature and glancing angle attachments for phase identification
• Philips X-ray diffractometer with a 3-axis goniometer for texture analysis and Back reflection Laue capability
• Rigaku High temperature XRD unit
• Rigaku/Bede Scientific Double Crystal x-ray diffractometer

CRYSTAL GROWTH AND MATERIALS PROCESSING LABORATORY

• Czochralski and Bridgman single crystal growth facilities
• Single crystal cutting and polishing facility
• Alloy Preparation and Synthesis facilities
• High Vacuum Melting facilities
• Rolling facilities

OTHER SELECTED UNIVERSITY/DEPARTMENT-WIDE FACILITIES

• STM/AFM/MFM
• Electron Microprobe
• X-Ray Fluorescence
• Wet chemical analysis
• Optical Metallography Laboratory
• Electron Microscopes:
  • A JEOL 2000FXII with EDS system for chemical analysis and TSL-EDAX ACT system for orientation imaging microscopy
  • Hitachi SEM (S 3000 N) with orientation imaging microscopy capability