Physics Department
Solid State Physics Group
Our Facilities
The Solid State Physics Research Group maintains a state-of-the-art laboratory facility that provide students with hands-on training in materials synthesis, processing, and characterization.
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
The Solid State Physics Research Group is in-charge of the JEOL 5310 scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with secondary and backscatter electron detectors. The said SEM is also equipped with an AMETEK EDAX ELEMENT Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) System. The instrument operates at high vacuum and has a large specimen chamber and sample stage to examine specimens. Micrographs are taken with the SemAfore software while elemental analysis (point analysis, line analysis, or elemental mapping) is obtained using APEX software.
Gold Coater
The Solid State Physics Laboratory is also in charge of the gold coating equipment. Biological and other non-conducting materials are coated with gold using a JEOL JFC-1200 Fine Coater.
Thermionics High Vacuum System
The Solid State Physics Research Group has Thermionics high vacuum system with a rotary and turbo molecular pump for evacuating glass tubes to very low pressures for nanomaterials synthesis.
X-RAY Diffractormeter (XRD)
The Solid State Physics Research Group is in charge of the PHYWE X-ray diffraction equipment that is used to determine the identity of crystalline solids based on their crystal structure.
Ultrasound Equipment
The lab is in charge of a GAMPT-Scan echoscope that is used for ultrasound investigations. The accompanying AScan software is used for measured data analysis.
Furnace
The Lab also has a Thermolyne 21100 Horizontal Tube Furnace, a Protherm PTF14-50-250 Furnace, and a Fischer Scientific Box Furnace.
Hotplate and Stirrer
The lab has a Suntex Sh-301A Hotplate and Stirrer.
Ultrasonic Cleaner
The lab is also in-charge of the Branson DHA1000-6E Ultrasonic Cleaner.
Source Measure Unit (SMU)
The lab houses a Keithley 2450EC SourceMeter Source Measure Unit that has the capabilities of I-V systems, curve tracers, and analyzers. The said equipment is suitable for characterizing the electrical properties of nano-scale materials and devises, semiconductors, and small-geometry and low-power devices.
Potentiostat
An SRS EC301 is also available in the Solid State Physics laboratory.
Glass Blowing Facility
The Solid State Physics Laboratory has a glass blowing facility for developing glass chambers, reactors, diffusion pumps, and other set-up that involves glasswares.