Huson Imaging and Characterization Laboratory
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The Huson Imaging & Characterization Laboratory — also known as the Huson Electron Microscopy Lab — is a state-of-the-art, $3 million support and characterization facility located within the University of Louisville Micro/Nano Technology Center (MNTC). Operating out of the Shumaker Research Building, it serves as the essential post-fabrication core where researchers inspect, measure, and analyze micro- and nanofabricated devices and novel materials.
Thermo Fisher Apreo C LoVac field emission Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM): high and low voltage ultra-high resolution capabilities, variable pressure, Back-Scattered Detector (BSD), Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) and Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS).
Ted Pella: Gold/ Gold-Palladium Sputter Coater
Hitachi HT7700: Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
Asylum MFP-3D-Bio AFM and accessories: Liquid cell option for biomaterials, temperature and vibration control.
Asylum MFP-3D Conductive AFM
Quantum Focus Instruments (QFI): mid-wave thermal imaging system for capturing thermal images and video of devices featuring 0.1 degrees Celsius temperature and five micrometer spatial resolutions.
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