Equipment

The Nanolab is equipped with all facilities allowing the in-situ preparation and characterisation of all our complex samples. The list of our equipment is therefore split up into preparation techniques (such as 9-cell Kentax evaporator, Kentax metal evaporator as well as home-made molecular evaporators, molecular spray and pulse valves) and analysing techniques (as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (LT-STM)).

The Nanolab UHV system, consisting of five UHV chamber, fast entry load-lock and installation of the portable vacuum suitcase. This allows the transfer of the samples between Nanolab, Nanojuntion laboratory of prof. Thomas Jung group at Paul Scherrer Institute as well as the XMCD endstation of the SIM beamline at the Swiss Light Source without braking the vacuum.

Analysing techniques

Scanning tunneling microscope (STM)

Inside of the Omicron STM, equipped with two cryostats allowing
for measurements at 5 K, 77 K as well as at room temperature.
Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS/UPS/AES)

The photoelectron spectroscopy chamber in which XPS, UPS and AES
measurements can be performed, with sample stage in the inset.
Low energy electron diffraction (LEED)

LEED spectrometer, allowing temperature dependent studies.

Preparation techniques
Molecular deposition

a) Kentax

Molecules can be evaporated by a 9-pocket Kentax, ...

b) Molecular spray deposition

... or can be spray-desposited on the sample.
Metal deposition

Metals are evaporated by E-beam evaporator having 4 different pockets.
Mass spectrometry

Picture to come soon.

Equipment

Analysing techniques

Preparation techniques