April 2019 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

BNC E-news for the week of April 29th
by Turner, Jaime J 26 Apr '19

26 Apr '19

[cid:image001.jpg@01D4EDE9.DE5D5B10] Seminars /Workshops / Events Dr. Carlos Gonzalez Seminar Effective Integration of NIST Reference Data, Reference Materials, and Informatics in Support of Science and Technology<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/events/index.php?view=2081> May 1, 2019 @ 1:00pm in MRGN 121 See attached seminar notice Introduction to XPS workshop What you should know about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2050> May 1st - May 2nd, BRK 1001 XPS Lite Workshop Introduction to CasaXPS<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2051> May 9 - May 10, BRK 1001 Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=1835> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> BNC 151 badge re-instatement quiz Every January, all Birck users are required to take the BC 151 quiz and pass with at least an 80% to maintain access to Birck. Most of you have completed this and thank you for taking care of this. The last chance for anyone who has lost access to take the quiz is April 30th, 2019. At that point, you will have to re-take BNC 105 and BNC 150. Two XPS related workshops will be held May, 2019. It is a good practice to have at least one trained student in each research group using or planning to use Surface Analysis Characterization tools. 1) Introduction to XPS workshop - What you should know about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (http://bit.ly/1eqIM8U) May 1-2, 2019 @ 9:00 AM - BRK 1001. Course Description: XPS is widely used to determine the chemical composition of a surface (element concentrations, chemical states, lateral and depth distributions, etc.). Nowadays XPS has become a standard technique for the characterization of solid surfaces. The course will teach how and what information can be provided by XPS. The quantification of the XPS data will be discussed in detail (thickness calculation, coverage, atomic percentage, etc.) Instructor: Dmitry Zemlyanov, PhD, Senior Surface Science Application Scientist, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University 2) XPS Lite Workshop Introduction to CasaXPS (http://bit.ly/IYeOeu) May 9-10, 2019 @ 9:00 AM - BRK 1001. Course Description: XPS is widely used to determine the chemical composition of a surface (element concentrations, chemical states, lateral and depth distributions, etc.). Nowadays XPS has become a standard technique for the characterization of solid surfaces. However, XPS data require thorough analysis using a dedicated software. Purdue University has a site license for CasaXPS allowing to perform a complete analysis of XPS data. The course aims to teach (1) what analysis should be applied to raw XPS data and (2) how this can be done using CasaXPS. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of XPS data using CasaXPS will be discussed in detail as well. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops to follow data analysis using CasaXPS. Instructor: Dmitry Zemlyanov, PhD, Senior Surface Science Application Scientist, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University (dzemlian(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dzemlian@purdue.edu>) Birck Nanotechnology Center Fire Alarm Testing May 9, 2019 From 5AM to 7AM The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be performing fire alarm tests on May 9, 2019 from 5AM to 7AM. Due to Sub Fab construction changes Purdue Fire Equipment Services (FES) will need to complete a building wide fire alarm testing. This will involve all fire horns sounding and strobe lights flashing as if we were having a fire alarm. On May 9, 2019 at 5AM FES will make 2 announcements over the building wide public address system informing everyone in the center about the fire testing and not to evacuate the building. One announcement will be made 5 minutes before fire testing begins and a second announcement just before activating all fire horns and strobes. Once the fire test is complete then a final announcement will be made over the building wide public address system informing everyone that the fire alarm testing is complete and to evacuate the building on future alarms. EM Core Dear BNC Community, the EM core at Birck will be merging with other EM cores on campus to form the Purdue EM Super Core. As part of the transition, in a couple of weeks, will be moving all content from Birck EM iLab to the Purdue EM iLab website: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/sc/3985/purdue-electron-microscopy-facilit… Please use the link above to make reservations, training and services request. Also, the new state-of-the-art microscopes at Birck are online. More information will be posted on the Birck website as well as on the iLab Purdue EM Facility, however the new systems are the Themis Z Aberration Corrected Monochromated S/TEM with EDX and EELS capabilities, the Helios G4 Dual Beam SEM/FIB with EDX capabilities, and the Apreos SEM in the cleanroom. We will be starting training on May 6th for all systems. Please go onto iLab and request the necessary training to get you in the system queue. Best, Rosa E Diaz EM Research Scientist, BNC

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Reminder: BNC Fab Forum today @ 1PM in the atrium
by Wirth, Justin C 22 Apr '19

22 Apr '19

Greetings all, this week we'll be discussing BNC 111: The simplification of BNC user training. Stop by to hear about the proposed combination of BNC 105 and BNC 150, which will be offered online as a Passport badge similar to the all user meeting replacement, BNC 151. The plan is to replace the in-person slide presentation with online slides/quiz and use the in-person time for a practical demonstration of understanding. Equipment and administrative updates will precede; open discussion and questions will follow. This week light snacks will be served along with: Coffee of the week: Bolivian Caranavi, medium-dark roast Tea of the week: Green tea blend, with lemongrass and spearmint. Fab Forum is held every Monday at 1 PM in the BNC atrium, and allows BNC researchers a place to discuss their current problems, concerns, or successes with sample fabrication, characterization, or equipment use. Thanks, we hope to see you there, Justin Justin C. Wirth Research Engineer - EBL Processes & Nanofab Process Consultation Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287A | Purdue University Office: 765.494.8203 | Email: jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu> Wiki: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki iLab: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com<https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/> _________________________________________________________________________ [DP-BirckNanotechCtr-H-BG-RGB]<http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/>

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Welcome Matt Hayes
by Reger, Ronald K 22 Apr '19

22 Apr '19

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Matt Hayes is joining the Birck Nanotechnology engineering team on Monday, April 22nd as a Laboratory Technician. Matt comes to us with many years of experience working in a number of semiconductor fabs including Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor, Delphi Fab III, and most recently Cree in North Carolina. Throughout his career he has supported equipment repair and process trouble-shooting on a variety of fabrication equipment. Please join us in welcoming Matt to the engineering team! Ron Ron Reger Engineering Manager Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2289 | Office: 765.494.6667 | Email: rreger(a)purdue.edu<mailto:rreger@purdue.edu> Wiki: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki iLabs: https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/homepage/ ______________________________________________________________ [Purdue_University-150_Years_of_Giant_Leaps.png (300?-66)] www.purdue.edu/giantleaps<http://www.purdue.edu/giantleaps>

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BNC E-news for the week of April 22nd
by Turner, Jaime J 19 Apr '19

19 Apr '19

[cid:image001.jpg@01D4EDE9.DE5D5B10] Seminars /Workshops / Events International Symposium of Quantum Science & Technology<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=1923> April 21st, 22nd and 23rd MRGN 121 Introduction to XPS workshop What you should know about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2050> May 1st - May 2nd, BRK 1001 XPS Lite Workshop Introduction to CasaXPS<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=2051> May 9 - May 10, BRK 1001 Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php?view=1835> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> BNC 151 badge re-instatement quiz Every January, all Birck users are required to take the BC 151 quiz and pass with at least an 80% to maintain access to Birck. Most of you have completed this and thank you for taking care of this. The last chance for anyone who has lost access to take the quiz is April 30th, 2019. At that point, you will have to re-take BNC 105 and BNC 150. Two XPS related workshops will be held May, 2019. It is a good practice to have at least one trained student in each research group using or planning to use Surface Analysis Characterization tools. 1) Introduction to XPS workshop - What you should know about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (http://bit.ly/1eqIM8U) May 1-2, 2019 @ 9:00 AM - BRK 1001. Course Description: XPS is widely used to determine the chemical composition of a surface (element concentrations, chemical states, lateral and depth distributions, etc.). Nowadays XPS has become a standard technique for the characterization of solid surfaces. The course will teach how and what information can be provided by XPS. The quantification of the XPS data will be discussed in detail (thickness calculation, coverage, atomic percentage, etc.) Instructor: Dmitry Zemlyanov, PhD, Senior Surface Science Application Scientist, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University 2) XPS Lite Workshop Introduction to CasaXPS (http://bit.ly/IYeOeu) May 9-10, 2019 @ 9:00 AM - BRK 1001. Course Description: XPS is widely used to determine the chemical composition of a surface (element concentrations, chemical states, lateral and depth distributions, etc.). Nowadays XPS has become a standard technique for the characterization of solid surfaces. However, XPS data require thorough analysis using a dedicated software. Purdue University has a site license for CasaXPS allowing to perform a complete analysis of XPS data. The course aims to teach (1) what analysis should be applied to raw XPS data and (2) how this can be done using CasaXPS. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of XPS data using CasaXPS will be discussed in detail as well. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops to follow data analysis using CasaXPS. Instructor: Dmitry Zemlyanov, PhD, Senior Surface Science Application Scientist, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University (dzemlian(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dzemlian@purdue.edu>) Congratulation to the following Birck faculty on their faculty promotions Sunil Bhave, professor of electrical and computer engineering Gary J. Cheng, professor of industrial engineering Allen L. Garner, associate professor of nuclear engineering Amy M. Marconnet, associate professor of mechanical engineering Saeed Mohammadi, professor of electrical and computer engineering Liang Pan, associate professor of mechanical engineering Thank you to all our volunteers for another great Nanodays!! [Image may contain: one or more people and outdoor]

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Welcoming Brenda Meador
by Weinstein, Dana 19 Apr '19

19 Apr '19

Dear BNC community, Please join me in welcoming Brenda Meador to her new Secretarial position here in Birck. Many of you know Brenda well as she has been a temporary secretary and receptionist at the atrium front desk over the past year. I’m happy to say that she has agreed to join us full time in a permanent position effective April 22. In addition to reception, wayfinding, and other current roles, ** Brenda will now be Birck’s main point of contact for all PURCHASING needs. ** Welcome Brenda! ~Dana

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Fab Forum cancelled today; will return 4/22
by Wirth, Justin C 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Greetings all, due to some equipment issues, Fab Forum is cancelled this week. We'll return next Monday, April 22nd. If you have any specific questions or comments you hoped to bring up this week, please email me and we'll be sure to get them on next week's agenda. Fab Forum is held Mondays at 1 PM in the BNC atrium, and allows BNC researchers a place to discuss their current problems, concerns, or successes with sample fabrication, characterization, or equipment use. Thanks, Justin Justin C. Wirth Research Engineer - EBL Processes & Nanofab Process Consultation Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287A 765.494.8203 | jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu> https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com<https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/>

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S-4800 SEM Down
by Rosa Diaz 13 Apr '19

13 Apr '19

Dear all, We had an issue with the vacuum in the main chamber of the S-4800 SEM yesterday, the high tension wont turn on due to this issue. We worked yesterday and will continue today to troubleshoot the issue. I will let you know when i have positive news. Best, Rosa *─────────**─────────**─────────**───────**─* *Rosa E. Diaz, PhD* *Electron Microscopy Research Scientist * *Birck Nanotechnology Center* *Purdue University* *1205 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 * *Office: BRK-1272 Tel :**765-496-1075* *─────────**─────────**─────────**───────**─*

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Birck CONFERENCE TODAY!
by Turner, Jaime J 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

[https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/d134ed28b453b28ed4ddbe6a1f53b5f02014f6ab.pn… All, NSAC, OSA, and SPIE are hosting a conference in Birck TODAY!!!! April 12th! We hope to see everyone doing research in Birck at the conference. It is a great opportunity to get to know what your colleagues are doing! All of the talks will be hosted in Birck 1001 PLEASE REVIEW THE SCHEDULE CAREFULLY THERE WERE SOME LAST MINUTE CHANGES! The schedule is as follows: 10:30am - 11:00am NSAC Talk 1: Prof. Ali Shakouri 11:00am - 11:30pm NSAC Talk 2: Prof. Xianfan Xu 11:30am - 12:00pm NSAC Talk 3: Prof. Alexandra Boltasseva 12:00pm - 01:00pm NSAC Sponsored Lunch 01:00pm - 01:30pm NSAC Talk 4: Prof. Dana Weinstein 01:30pm - 02:00pm NSAC Talk 5: Prof. Joerg Appenzeller 02:00pm - 02:30pm NSAC Talk 6: Prof. Mukerrem Cakmak 02:30pm - 04:00pm NSAC-OSA-SPIE Joint Poster Session 04:00pm - 04:55pm OSA-SPIE Plenary Talk - Prof. Kildishev 04:55pm - 05:10pm OSA-SPIE Best OSA-SPIE Poster Voting and Awards 05:10pm - 05:40pm OSA-SPIE Invited Speaker Poolad Imany 05:40pm - 06:30pm Dinner, Closing Remarks, and Poster Awards Ceremony Feel free to email me with any questions you might have! Sincerely, -Sam Peana President of NSAC

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FRIDAY! BNC Micro-Nanotechnology Conference
by Turner, Jaime J 10 Apr '19

10 Apr '19

[https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/b9def749d208a2abe847f3f375b1111aa99ba74f.pn…] Hello All, NSAC, OSA, and SPIE are hosting a conference in Birck this FRIDAY!!! April 12th! We hope to see everyone doing research in Birck at the conference. It is a great opportunity to get to know what your colleagues are doing! This is an excellent opportunity to get some practice sharing your research with your colleagues in Birck by submitting a poster! NOTE: since this is an internal conference feel free to reuse posters that you have made for other conferences! I do not expect anyone to make a new poster for this!!! Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/y3Zx6GjRUi9ysuia7 if you are coming, so we know how much food to purchase and posters to prepare for! The schedule for April 12th is as follows: 10:00am - 10:30am NSAC Talk 1: Prof. Xianfan Xu 10:30am - 11:00am NSAC Talk 2: Prof. Ali Shakouri 11:00am - 11:30pm NSAC Talk 3: Prof. Mukerrem Cakmak 11:30am - 12:00pm NSAC Talk 4: Prof. Alexandra Boltasseva 12:00pm - 01:00pm NSAC Sponsored Lunch 01:00pm - 01:30pm NSAC Talk 5: Prof. Dana Weinstein 01:30pm - 02:00pm NSAC Talk 6: Prof. Joerg Appenzeller 02:00pm - 04:00pm NSAC Poster Session 04:00pm - 05:00pm OSA-SPIE Opening Remarks - Prof. Kildishev 05:00pm - 06:00pm OSA-SPIE Student Speaker Session 06:00pm - 07:00pm OSA-SPIE Poster Session & Dinner 07:00pm - 08:00pm Conference Closing Remarks and Awards Ceremony Feel free to email me with any questions you might have! Sincerely, -Sam Peana President of NSAC [Mailtrack]<https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack<https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 04/10/19, 1:00:14 PM

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BNC Fab Forum cancelled today; will return 4/15
by Wirth, Justin C 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

Greetings all, due to interest in the Quantum Information Science Day<https://www.soihub.org/news-and-events/calendar/prestige-lecture-series-201…> lectures across campus, Fab Forum will be cancelled this week. We'll return next Monday, April 15th. If you have any specific questions or comments you hoped to bring up this week, please email me and we'll be sure to get them on next week's agenda. Fab Forum is held Mondays at 1 PM in the BNC atrium, and allows BNC researchers a place to discuss their current problems, concerns, or successes with sample fabrication, characterization, or equipment use. Thanks, Justin Justin C. Wirth Research Engineer - EBL Processes & Nanofab Process Consultation Birck Nanotechnology Center | Room 2287A 765.494.8203 | jcwirth(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jcwirth@purdue.edu> https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com<https://purdue.ilabsolutions.com/>

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