FACILITIES

These are pictures of the old labs - pictures of the new labs coming soon

Device Fabrication and Characterization Laboratory (407 Thurston Hall)

This state-of-the-art laboratory features a substrate cleaning line, two vacuum deposition chambers for metals and small molecules, a spin coater for deposition of polymer films and equipment for standard characterization of light emitting diodes, photovoltaic devices and thin film transistors. All the device fabrication and characterization takes place in a controlled nitrogen atmosphere. The laboratory includes two probe stations (one integrated with a helium cryostat for electrical characterization of molecular electronic devices). Source-measure units can provide current measurements down to the fA regime. This laboratory also features equipment for the assembly and testing of organic transistor-based sensors. This includes source-measure units for following the transistor response over time, facilities for preparing and handling relevant solutions, and facilities for fabricating microfluidic channels and coupling them with organic devices.

Optoelectronics Laboratory (415 Thurston Hall)

This laboratory features equipment for photo-electrical characterization including time-of-flight mobility measurements, transient and steady-state photoconductivity, and electroabsorption measurements. Most of these experiments are carried out in a controlled atmosphere. An environmental chamber where the performance of organic electronic devices can be measured in various gaseous and liquid environments is also available.

Access to Cornell Facilities

Members of our group have access to various facilities on the Cornell campus, such as the facilities of the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) and the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS), the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility (CNF), and the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS).