Facilities
Photovoltaics Labs
JHE 322, 320, ABB B145
JHE 322 includes a Newport 96000 solar simulator with AM1.5G filter calibrated to 1 Sun, a nitrogen glovebox, and a laminar flow bench for chemical processing.
ABB B145 includes a micro-photoluminescence system with various sources (HeNe laser, Ar ion laser), detectors (Si CCD, InGaAs detector, InSb detector), and low temperature (10 K) cryostat.
Director(s)
Dr. Rafael Kleiman
Director, Laboratory for Advanced Photovoltaic Research
McMaster University
Organic Electronic Interfaces Laboratory
JHE A302
The OEIL is a state of the art facility to produce, design and manufacture organic and hybrid (inorganic-organic) optoelectronic devices. The lab consists of two parts: The front facility is dedicated to materials development for interface tuning. Including a two wet chemistry benches, centrifuges, two plasma etchers, a spin coater and a 3D printer, the facility is geared toward solution processing for inorganic and organic nanoparticles. The back facility makes up the CFI funded Organic Photovoltaic Laboratory (OPL), a complete assembly and preliminary testing platform for the in-house development of organic optoelectronic devices (solar cells and light emitting diodes). In the INTEGRATED GLOVEBOX, we can grow organic or inorganic thin films using the custom designed vacuum thermal evaporation chambers or deposit thin films from solution using spin-coating, spray coating or dip coating capabilities. Two dedicated chambers with multiple Knudsen sources, one for organic deposition, one for inorganic, with transfer capabilities under vacuum, allow flexibility to produce multiple layers of organic and inorganic thin films, from monolayers to complete devices. Additionally, we have two current-voltage diode testing platforms for solar cells testing under visible and UV illumination; a bending rig to measure conductivity for flexible electrodes during bending; and environmental testing chambers to allow controlled exposure of devices to ambient and hostile conditions during electrical testing.
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Nano- and Micro-Devices Lab
JHE 322
Our current work focuses on the growth and characterization of semiconductor materials, and their application in solar cells (photovoltaics), photodetectors, infrared cameras, light sources, sensors, quantum information processing, and other optoelectronic devices. We employ a semiconductor deposition technique (molecular beam epitaxy) for growth of III-V semiconductor alloys containing In, Ga, Al, As, P, Sb and N (such as GaAs, InP, InSb, InAs, GaP, etc.). A wide range of deposition, processing techniques and devices are under investigation. Recently, our focus has been on the growth, characterization, and device applications of semiconductor nanowires. We have a large effort to develop third generation solar cells and detectors using nanostructures.
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Dr. Leyla Soleymani’s Cellular and Molecular Sensing Laboratory (ETB 429) includes a Scanning Electrochemical Microscope, Electrochemical Workstations, Optical/Fluorescence Microscope, In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Holder, Plasma Cleaner, Spin Coater, Automatic Craft Cutter, Manual Screen Printer, Laser Machining System, and Biological Safety Cabinet.
Director(s)
Dr. Leyla Soleymani
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices
Our lab specializes in development of optical spectroscopy and imaging systems for biomedical and environmental applications. Our projects include: multimodality optical biopsy techniques for real-time clinical diagnosis and guided therapy, optical endoscope designs for gastrointestinal (GI) cancer screening, photodynamic therapy (PDT) photosensitizer uptake and dosimetry, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) technologies for high content screening; miniaturized optical sensors for water quality monitoring, and optical sensing and imaging technologies for smart home and aging research.
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Our current work focuses on the growth and characterization of semiconductor materials, and their application in solar cells (photovoltaics), photodetectors, infrared cameras, light sources, sensors, quantum information processing, and other optoelectronic devices. We employ a semiconductor deposition technique (molecular beam epitaxy) for growth of III-V semiconductor alloys containing In, Ga, Al, As, P, Sb and N (such as GaAs, InP, InSb, InAs, GaP, etc.). A wide range of deposition, processing techniques and devices are under investigation. Recently, our focus has been on the growth, characterization, and device applications of semiconductor nanowires. We have a large effort to develop third generation solar cells and detectors using nanostructures.
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Professor Novog’s Nuclear Safety Laboratories provide a suite of flexible equipment for examining single and two-phase flows in a wide range of geometries. The lab is equipped with conventional process measurement and control systems as well as state-of-the-art phase-Doppler and laser-Doppler anemometers, time-resolved Particle Image Velocimeter, and 3d Impedance 3D tomography systems. Flow loops and power supplies up to 300kW are available for testing a range of flow and heat transfer phenomena under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions relevant to the nuclear industry. Past projects have included CHF and PDO testing under fast-transient condition, investigation of bubble fragmentation phenomena, two-phase heat transfer, and 3-D moderator flow and temperature measurements for both UNENE and the CANDU Owners Group.
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The OEIL is a state of the art facility to produce, design and manufacture organic and hybrid (inorganic-organic) optoelectronic devices. The lab consists of two parts: The front facility is dedicated to materials development for interface tuning. Including a two wet chemistry benches, centrifuges, two plasma etchers, a spin coater and a 3D printer, the facility is geared toward solution processing for inorganic and organic nanoparticles. The back facility makes up the CFI funded Organic Photovoltaic Laboratory (OPL), a complete assembly and preliminary testing platform for the in-house development of organic optoelectronic devices (solar cells and light emitting diodes). In the INTEGRATED GLOVEBOX, we can grow organic or inorganic thin films using the custom designed vacuum thermal evaporation chambers or deposit thin films from solution using spin-coating, spray coating or dip coating capabilities. Two dedicated chambers with multiple Knudsen sources, one for organic deposition, one for inorganic, with transfer capabilities under vacuum, allow flexibility to produce multiple layers of organic and inorganic thin films, from monolayers to complete devices. Additionally, we have two current-voltage diode testing platforms for solar cells testing under visible and UV illumination; a bending rig to measure conductivity for flexible electrodes during bending; and environmental testing chambers to allow controlled exposure of devices to ambient and hostile conditions during electrical testing.
Director(s)
JHE 322 includes a Newport 96000 solar simulator with AM1.5G filter calibrated to 1 Sun, a nitrogen glovebox, and a laminar flow bench for chemical processing.
ABB B145 includes a micro-photoluminescence system with various sources (HeNe laser, Ar ion laser), detectors (Si CCD, InGaAs detector, InSb detector), and low temperature (10 K) cryostat.
Director(s)
Dr. Rafael Kleiman
Director, Laboratory for Advanced Photovoltaic Research
McMaster University
In BSB B201 Dr. Bradley and his students focus on the charactrization of silicon-based thin films and photonic devices. Using optical probe stations, photonic chips fabricated on campus are measured here to characterize their optical properties and optimize them for applications including high-speed communications and sensors.
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