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Equipment

Deposition tools

• MBE chambers, including in situ characterization:
  • LEED
  • RHEED
  • Auger electron spectroscopy
  • Ultra High Vacuum Scanning Tunneling Microscope (Omicron)
• Sputter chamber

Magnetic characterization

• SQUID-VSM (Quantum Design) with magnetic fields available from -7 T to 7 T, temperature from 2.5 K to 1000 K
• Magneto optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) systems (home built)
• Scanning Kerr Microscope NanoMOKE 2, sensitive to all 3 components of the magnetization
• 5-Tesla Cryostat (Oxford Instruments) for low-temperature resistivity measurements
• Scanning Magneto-Resistive Microscope
• High Resolution Magnetic Force Microscope (NanoScan)

Structural Characterization

• X-Ray Diffraction Systems
• Atomic Force Microscope (Veeco Dimension 3000)