Pulsed Laser Deposition PLD-No.1
A PLD system used mainly for depositing thermoelectric thin films. A laser irradiates the target material, depositing a thin film onto the substrate. Deposition is possible under gas or vacuum atmospheres.
Equipment
Thin Film Deposition
Pulsed Laser Deposition PLD-No.2
A PLD system used mainly for depositing REBCO thin films. A laser irradiates the target material under an oxygen atmosphere, depositing a thin film onto the substrate.
Pulsed Laser Deposition PLD-No.3
A PLD system fitted with a glove box so samples can be removed without exposure to air. Performance is identical to PLD-No.2. Samples can be mounted and removed under an Ar atmosphere.
Synthesis machine
Automatic mortar
An automatic mixing mortar used when synthesizing bulk REBCO superconductor samples and targets. We currently own two units.
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Glove box (Miwa Mfg.)
Used to carry out experiments under an inert gas atmosphere.
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Glove box (GBJ)
Used to carry out experiments under an inert gas atmosphere. Our second unit, installed in Room 637.
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Tube furnace
Used for annealing under an oxygen gas atmosphere.
Vertical tube furnace
Used for single-crystal growth by the Bridgman method.
Hydrogen burner
A set of equipment used for sealing quartz tubes.
Furnace
An electric furnace used for bulk synthesis. Capable of sintering and annealing at temperatures up to about 1000°C.
Large Furnace
A large electric furnace used for bulk synthesis and sintering of large samples. We own two units.
Powder Compacting Press
A hydraulic press and mold used for target synthesis and similar processes.
Hot Press machine
A device that applies pressure while heating to produce denser sintered bodies. Used mainly for synthesizing bulk thermoelectric materials.
Spin Coater
Used to coat substrates uniformly with thin films. Used for fabricating thin films from solution-based materials.
Aiden SC8002
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Electrochemical Synthesis Cell
Used to synthesize thin films by electrochemical methods. Consists of a potentiostat, cell, and a simple glove box.
Evaluation equipment
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Thermoelectric Property Evaluation System
Capable of evaluating the thermoelectric properties of bulk/thin-film samples.
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Cryogenic System
A cryogenic system used for physical property measurements at low temperatures.
NIMS Shared Equipment
SQUID Magnetometer (MPMS3)
Used for magnetization measurements and critical current density (Jc) evaluation.
Quantum Design
Physical Property Measurement System DynaCool (PPMS)
Used for electrical resistance and specific heat measurements.
Quantum Design
X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
Used to obtain thin-film X-ray and more precise X-ray diffraction patterns.
Rigaku
X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
Used to evaluate the crystal structure of thin-film and bulk samples.
Rigaku
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Cluster System
A cluster-type vacuum system linking multiple deposition and processing chambers without exposure to air. Available as a shared NIMS facility.