Materials Physics Laboratory at FIU

The following shows our integrated ultra-high vacuum (UHV) facility for both materials growth and characterization. Our goal is to grow materials down to single atomic layer thickness and characterize in atomic resolution. The materials growth system is a laser-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) combined with normal mini MBE setup, particularly for the fabrication of thin films and superstructures of transition-metal oxides. The characterization system include an Omicron variable temperature scanning tunneling microscope (VT-STM), a low energy electron diffraction (LEED-I(V)) optics, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), et al. Both systems are integrated together under UHV condition.  

 

Without Laser-MBE Chamber 

 

 Upgraded with Laser-MBE Chamber 

 

Overview of my current LMBE/STM system

 

Overview of my group

 

Jiandi with the graduate students

 

 

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