October 2021 - BNC-all - ecn.purdue.edu

Season's Greetings
by Shakouri, Ali 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

Dear All, As the year is coming to close, we reflect on unprecedented events that have impacted all of our lives. This is a difficult situation with self isolation and physical distancing, especially for many of our international students and researchers who are thousands of miles away from their families. There are some who have been personally impacted with the loss of family members and millions who are in economic hardship. During these difficult times, we appreciate unique gifts and contributions from each member of our community. We are fortunate to have dedicated students, staff and faculty who went out of their ways and regular responsibilities to help each other. We managed to keep Birck operational for critical research between April and June. Our dedicated staff and faculty developed standard operating procedures for all labs and cleanroom that are shared by more than 500 users across campus. Thanks to everybody who has been careful and extra vigilant, we had a smooth operation during the Fall semester. We would like to thank everybody's great contributions and hope you will have safe and healthy end of the year holidays and best wishes for the New Year 2021. Sincerely, Ali, Zhihong and Sunil [cid:image002.png@01D6D3A2.91AE72E0]

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FW: BNC E-news: Week of October 25, 2021
by Black, Nancy Lee 25 Oct '21

25 Oct '21

Seminars /Workshops / Events Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases<https://vet.purdue.edu/cpr/Seminar%20for%20Neurotrauma.php> Sponsored by Plexon Neurotechnology Systems Wednesdays | 4-5pm | via Zoom BNC Faculty Seminar Series Andres Arrieta, Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering October 28th, 2021 | 12:00pm, Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98695180597 Seminar at Mechanical Engineering Dr. John Bischof Departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering University of Minnesota Lecture: Thursday, October 28, 2021 3:30 p.m. - Burton Morgan Center 121 Poster Show & Reception: Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.- Gatewood Atrium in ME Bioheat Transfer and Biopreservation Purdue Day of Service Birck faculty and staff are invited to participate in the Purdue Day of Service this coming Friday if interested. See the link for details: https://connect.purdue.edu/portal/s/listing/a0L3k00000qp6yzEAA/2021-purdue-… Welcome Sangeeta Abrol Starting on Monday, October 25th we have a new Lead Administrative Assistant, Sangeeta Abrol. Sangeeta is taking over the duties of Jaime Turner who took a new position supporting the department head of Biochemistry. Sangeeta comes to us from Lockheed Martin where she was the Sr. Administrative Assistant to one of the Directors. She has also had a variety of experiences as an administrator in the banking industry, AOL, and for consulting companies. She will be located in the director's suite in Birck, and her email is abrols(a)purdue.edu<mailto:abrols@purdue.edu>. Please warmly welcome Sangeeta to Purdue and to the Birck team! NSAC Coffee Hour In-person Coffee Hour talk: Birck 1st floor atrium every Friday 2pm. During the talk, one student speaker will present his/her recent research. Individually packed snacks and coffee will be provided to help us digest the talk NSAC Fab Forum In-person Fab Forum: Birck 1st floor atrium every Tuesday 2pm. During the event, students can come and discuss their issues in fabrication and experiments. Individually packed snacks and coffee will be provided to help us digest the conversation. Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Birck Nanotechnology Center Advanced Capabilities [IMG_1022.JPG] Kinzel Roll-to-Roll Screen Printer Features: * Print patterns of conductive, dielectric, and graphic inks on flexible substrates (polymeric films or paper). * Large format up to 300 mm x 450 mm printed per impression, 200 mm resolution. * Surface cleaning, functionalization and doping under UHV: atomic hydrogen source, argon sputtering, gas manifolds for UHV ALD, etc. Other Capabilities: * Ink curing via in-line UV lamp or thermal convection dryer. * Multi-layer printing via multiple passes with registration. Location: Indiana Manufacturing Institute (1105 Challenger Avenue, West Lafayette, IN) Contact: Nick Glassmaker (nglassma(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nglassma@purdue.edu>) Please visit the Birck Wiki<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/> to learn about the wide array of fabrication and characterization equipment at the facility RA Position Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity: Deposited Gate Oxides for SiC MOSFETs Graduate research assistantships are available in the area of silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices. SiC is a wide bandgap semiconductor with a high critical field, making it an exciting material for power electronic devices. SiC MOSFETs are now commercially available, but do not yet achieve their full potential. Our group is approaching this problem from several directions, including a new device trench MOSFET geometries inspired by modern FinFETs and alternative gate insulator fabrication methods. Research activities will include fabrication and characterization of SiC MOS capacitors and MOSFETs with gate oxides formed by thermal oxidation, atomic layer deposition (ALD), and other methods. The student will gain a detailed understanding of the physics of the MOS interface and will learn various methods of characterizing devices, including MOS CV analysis, interface state density and carrier mobility. For more information or to apply, send resume and contact information to: Dallas Morisette Research Assistant Professor morisett(a)purdue.edu<mailto:morisett@purdue.edu> Opening in OxideMEMS lab Sunil Bhave's OxideMEMS Lab <https://engineering.purdue.edu/oxidemems/publications.html> explores inter-domain coupling in Opto-mechanical, Spin-Acoustic and Atom-MEMS devices. PhD, Postdoctoral and Research Associate positions are available in these areas: * Superconducting qubit and cryo-CMOS circuits * Resonators and switches * MEMS-engine for LIDAR * Piezo-on-nitride transducers for atom-mechanics Expertise in many and most of Microfabrication, PiezoMEMS, Photonics, Quantum Mechanics, Microwave circuits, PCB design, ADS/HFSS, Comsol, Python and Labview is required. Please send CV to bhave(a)purdue.edu<mailto:bhave@purdue.edu> if you are interested.link<http://interested.link> ***To post an announcement in the weekly BNC E-news please send to Nancy Black @ blackn(a)purdue.edu***<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu***> Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue>

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Internet Issues at Birck today
by Rowe, William J 19 Oct '21

19 Oct '21

All, There are internet issues (no internet) in several labs and offices here at Birck. ECN is aware and working on a fix. They will notify us when it is fixed. Right now you may not be able to log onto computers or equipment in the following labs and offices- BRK 1234 BRK 1235 BRK 1237 BRK 1238 BRK 1239 Best Regards, Bill Bill Rowe Research Engineer Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Office: (765)496-8389 Cell: (765)427-3587 wrowe(a)purdue.edu<mailto:wrowe@purdue.edu>

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FW: BNC E-news: Week of October 18th, 2021- includes shutdown 10/18-22 notice - This week
by Meador, Brenda L 18 Oct '21

18 Oct '21

Brick Nanotechnology Center PM Closure Notice = This Week October 18-October 22, 2021 The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown October 18 through October 22, 2021. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 18 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 22. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. Only authorized personnel will be allowed to enter the cleanroom during this time period. In addition, the laboratory areas will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, biological safety cabinets, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 7 a.m. Monday, October 18 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 22. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. No chemical or biological work will be allowed during this period. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 22. Please check iLabs for equipment status and availability. Seminars /Workshops / Events BNC Faculty Seminar Series There will be no Faculty Seminar this Thursday. Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases<https://vet.purdue.edu/cpr/Seminar%20for%20Neurotrauma.php> Sponsored by Plexon Neurotechnology Systems Wednesdays | 4-5pm | via Zoom Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> Birck has purchased one of the OWL Intelligent Video Conferencing Device. It can be reserved for your meetings by emailing Brenda Meador meador3(a)purdue.edu<mailto:meador3@purdue.edu> or Nancy Black blackn(a)purdue.edu<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu> This will be a shared system so please be considerate and return to Brenda when your meeting is completed. The Meeting Owl is the first 360° smart video conferencing camera. The Meeting Owl video conferencing camera dynamically captures 360° video and superior audio for a near face-to-face experience engineered for plug & play simplicity. 2021 Birck Nanotechnology Center Research Image Contest Sponsored by NSAC and Birck leadership - $600 in prize awards for student entries Please share your research images which showcase the beauty you've observed around you at Birck! All members of the Birck community - students, staff, and faculty - are welcome to submit their images that can include not only research images but also photos of life here at Birck. For research images, we ask that you also write a short paragraph explaining what we are looking at and why it is significant to you. We will assemble a panel of judges and announce awards at the BNC Holiday Party in December, and student entries are eligible to win: $300 for 1st place $200 for 2nd place $100 for 3rd place You can submit multiple images anytime between now and November 30, 2021 to a new MS Teams channel we have set up for the image contest, see link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3abf8be291dbb9468b831b6e0de523b930… If you have issues or questions, please email Neil Dilley at ndilley(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ndilley@purdue.edu> . Happy image hunting! [Text, logo, company name Description automatically generated] and the Birck Nanotechnology Center [A picture containing text, indoor, seat Description automatically generated][A picture containing background pattern Description automatically generated][A group of colorful feathers Description automatically generated with low confidence][A picture containing indoor, birthday, office, chocolate Description automatically generated][A picture containing tool Description automatically generated][cid:image015.png@01D7BEA6.8D0C2170][A close-up of a person's chest Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Opening in OxideMEMS lab Sunil Bhave's OxideMEMS Lab <https://engineering.purdue.edu/oxidemems/publications.html> explores inter-domain coupling in Opto-mechanical, Spin-Acoustic and Atom-MEMS devices. PhD, Postdoctoral and Research Associate positions are available in these areas: · Superconducting qubit and cryo-CMOS circuits · Resonators and switches · MEMS-engine for LIDAR · Piezo-on-nitride transducers for atom-mechanics Expertise in many and most of Microfabrication, PiezoMEMS, Photonics, Quantum Mechanics, Microwave circuits, PCB design, ADS/HFSS, Comsol, Python and Labview is required. Please send CV to bhave(a)purdue.edu<mailto:bhave@purdue.edu> if you are interested.link<http://interested.link> [cid:image020.png@01D7BEAF.D3C3AE90] Postdoctoral Position - Nonlinear Nanophotonics - Deadline Nov.15, 2021 Fliers with more information posted on the bulletin boards. An electronics engineer position is available in the Smart Sensing and Electronics Systems Branch of NASA, located at the Glenn Research Center (GRC). The focus of the successful candidate will be on research, design, development, simulation and testing of sensing devices, transducers, components, and related circuitry for application to aerospace research and development endeavors. See https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/615488500 for details. Contact Dallas Morisette morisett(a)purdue.edu<mailto:morisett@purdue.edu> for more detail Dear Birck Students. There is a recently announced West Lafayette Smart City Challenge<http://bit.ly/wlsmartcitychallenge>. This competition is open to students/faculty at U.S. universities and colleges as well as start-ups with fewer than 25 employees. Finalists may secure up to $15,000 to develop their idea and prototype. Participants are tasked with developing a scalable IoT solution and/or software application using West Lafayette's IoT infrastructure to improve safety for vulnerable road users in West Lafayette. There is an informational webinar on October 20 at 1pm CT/ 2pm ET by the challenge sponsors. Registration is required and the link to sign up is: https://bit.ly/3uQfquO Any questions can be directed to challenges(a)us-ignite.org<mailto:challenges@us-ignite.org>. Best regards, Ali NSAC Fab Forum There will be no NSAC Fab Forum this Tuesday NSAC Coffee Hour There will be no NSAC Coffee Hour this Friday Birck Nanotechnology Center Advanced Capabilities Kinzel Roll-to-Roll Screen Printer RCA Cleaning Process Hood [cid:image017.png@01D7C3F5.A015DC30]Features: * Print patterns of conductive, dielectric, and graphic inks on flexible substrates (polymeric films or paper). * Automatic, roll-to-roll operation for large volume flexible electronics fabrication, over 10 impressions per minute. * Large format, up to approximately 500 mm x 500 mm printed per impression, 200 micrometer resolution. Other Capabilities: * Ink curing via in-line UV lamp or thermal convection dryer. * Multi-layer printing via multiple passes with registration. [cid:image018.png@01D7C3F5.A015DC30] Contact: Nick Glassmaker - nglassma(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nglassma@purdue.edu> Purdue University, Birck Nanotechnology Center Roll-to-Roll Laboratories<https://dev.www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/facilities/equipment/Roll-to…> Please visit the Birck Wiki<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/> to learn about the wide array of fabrication and characterization equipment at the facility ***To post an announcement in the weekly BNC E-news please send to Nancy Black @ blackn(a)purdue.edu***<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu***> Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue>

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FW: BNC E-news: Week of October 18th, 2021- includes shutdown 10/18-22 notice - This week
by Black, Nancy Lee 15 Oct '21

15 Oct '21

For Monday Morning send out. Just delete this line and above it. Send to bnc-all(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:bnc-all@ecn.purdue.edu> Thanks, Nancy Brick Nanotechnology Center PM Closure Notice = This Week October 18-October 22, 2021 The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown October 18 through October 22, 2021. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 18 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 22. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. Only authorized personnel will be allowed to enter the cleanroom during this time period. In addition, the laboratory areas will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, biological safety cabinets, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 7 a.m. Monday, October 18 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 22. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. No chemical or biological work will be allowed during this period. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 22. Please check iLabs for equipment status and availability. Seminars /Workshops / Events BNC Faculty Seminar Series There will be no Faculty Seminar this Thursday. Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases<https://vet.purdue.edu/cpr/Seminar%20for%20Neurotrauma.php> Sponsored by Plexon Neurotechnology Systems Wednesdays | 4-5pm | via Zoom Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> 2021 Birck Nanotechnology Center Research Image Contest Sponsored by NSAC and Birck leadership - $600 in prize awards for student entries Please share your research images which showcase the beauty you've observed around you at Birck! All members of the Birck community - students, staff, and faculty - are welcome to submit their images that can include not only research images but also photos of life here at Birck. For research images, we ask that you also write a short paragraph explaining what we are looking at and why it is significant to you. We will assemble a panel of judges and announce awards at the BNC Holiday Party in December, and student entries are eligible to win: $300 for 1st place $200 for 2nd place $100 for 3rd place You can submit multiple images anytime between now and November 30, 2021 to a new MS Teams channel we have set up for the image contest, see link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3abf8be291dbb9468b831b6e0de523b930… If you have issues or questions, please email Neil Dilley at ndilley(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ndilley@purdue.edu> . Happy image hunting! [Text, logo, company name Description automatically generated] and the Birck Nanotechnology Center [A picture containing text, indoor, seat Description automatically generated][A picture containing background pattern Description automatically generated][A group of colorful feathers Description automatically generated with low confidence][A picture containing indoor, birthday, office, chocolate Description automatically generated][A picture containing tool Description automatically generated][cid:image015.png@01D7BEA6.8D0C2170][A close-up of a person's chest Description automatically generated with medium confidence] Opening in OxideMEMS lab Sunil Bhave's OxideMEMS Lab <https://engineering.purdue.edu/oxidemems/publications.html> explores inter-domain coupling in Opto-mechanical, Spin-Acoustic and Atom-MEMS devices. PhD, Postdoctoral and Research Associate positions are available in these areas: * Superconducting qubit and cryo-CMOS circuits * Resonators and switches * MEMS-engine for LIDAR * Piezo-on-nitride transducers for atom-mechanics Expertise in many and most of Microfabrication, PiezoMEMS, Photonics, Quantum Mechanics, Microwave circuits, PCB design, ADS/HFSS, Comsol, Python and Labview is required. Please send CV to bhave(a)purdue.edu<mailto:bhave@purdue.edu> if you are interested.link<http://interested.link> [cid:image020.png@01D7BEAF.D3C3AE90] Postdoctoral Position - Nonlinear Nanophotonics - Deadline Nov.15, 2021 Fliers with more information posted on the bulletin boards. An electronics engineer position is available in the Smart Sensing and Electronics Systems Branch of NASA, located at the Glenn Research Center (GRC). The focus of the successful candidate will be on research, design, development, simulation and testing of sensing devices, transducers, components, and related circuitry for application to aerospace research and development endeavors. See https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/615488500 for details. Contact Dallas Morisette morisett(a)purdue.edu<mailto:morisett@purdue.edu> for more detail Dear Birck Students. There is a recently announced West Lafayette Smart City Challenge<http://bit.ly/wlsmartcitychallenge>. This competition is open to students/faculty at U.S. universities and colleges as well as start-ups with fewer than 25 employees. Finalists may secure up to $15,000 to develop their idea and prototype. Participants are tasked with developing a scalable IoT solution and/or software application using West Lafayette's IoT infrastructure to improve safety for vulnerable road users in West Lafayette. There is an informational webinar on October 20 at 1pm CT/ 2pm ET by the challenge sponsors. Registration is required and the link to sign up is: https://bit.ly/3uQfquO Any questions can be directed to challenges(a)us-ignite.org<mailto:challenges@us-ignite.org>. Best regards, Ali NSAC Fab Forum There will be no NSAC Fab Forum this Tuesday NSAC Coffee Hour There will be no NSAC Coffee Hour this Friday Birck Nanotechnology Center Advanced Capabilities Kinzel Roll-to-Roll Screen Printer RCA Cleaning Process Hood [cid:image017.png@01D7C1D8.2E0C8C70]Features: * Print patterns of conductive, dielectric, and graphic inks on flexible substrates (polymeric films or paper). * Automatic, roll-to-roll operation for large volume flexible electronics fabrication, over 10 impressions per minute. ? Large format, up to approximately 500 mm x 500 mm printed per impression, 200 micrometer resolution. Other Capabilities: * Ink curing via in-line UV lamp or thermal convection dryer. * Multi-layer printing via multiple passes with registration. [cid:image019.png@01D7C1D8.2E0C8C70] Contact: Nick Glassmaker - nglassma(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nglassma@purdue.edu> Purdue University, Birck Nanotechnology Center Roll-to-Roll Laboratories<https://dev.www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/facilities/equipment/Roll-to…> Please visit the Birck Wiki<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/> to learn about the wide array of fabrication and characterization equipment at the facility ***To post an announcement in the weekly BNC E-news please send to Nancy Black @ blackn(a)purdue.edu***<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu***> Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue>

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BNC E-news: Week of October 11th, 2021- includes shutdown 10/18-22 notice
by Black, Nancy Lee 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

Brick Nanotechnology Center PM Closure Notice = October 18-October 22, 2021 The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown October 18 through October 22, 2021. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 18 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 22. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. Only authorized personnel will be allowed to enter the cleanroom during this time period. In addition, the laboratory areas will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, biological safety cabinets, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 7 a.m. Monday, October 18 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 22. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. No chemical or biological work will be allowed during this period. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 22. Please check iLabs for equipment status and availability. Notification for Network Maintenance Being Performed on October 14th When work will be performed: October 14th 12:05 AM Work Details: ITIS DN Engineers and ITIS Field Operations Engineers will complete minor work. This includes the following: Replace mjis-2063-c9348uxm-01 switch 3 due to faulty ports Replace brk-1257-c9348uxm-01 switch 2 due to faulty ports Replace pfsb-1172-c9348uxm-01 switch 3 due to faulty ports Replace heav-g20-c9348uxm-01 switch 2 due to faulty ports Replace mrrt-158-c9348uxm-01 switch 2 due to kernel error Replace brwn-5155-c9348uxm-01 switch 6 due to faulty ports Will there be an interruption in service? Yes Affected areas/clients: Various MJIS, BRK, PFSB, HEAV, MRRT, BRWN wired and wireless users. Downtime Expected?: We expect up to 240 minutes of intermittent connectivity during the window because equipment will need to be powered down and moved in some cases. Thank you, Mike Mike Skvarek Network Engineer IT Infrastructure Services Important Reminder Regarding Lab & Cleanroom Access Some users have been observed to not be swiping into labs and the cleanroom, but rather entering on another user's card-reader swipe. Please note that this is a serious violation of our protocols and policies as we depend on swipe and equipment-use income to offset the expenses of running this great research facility that we all benefit from. If a person enters a lab without swiping this reduces our income and severely affects our ability to provide training, utilities, equipment services, and process work. Additionally, card-reader swiping is a tool we use for COVID contact tracing and is critically important for the health of our community. Not swiping-in is actually considered theft from the university, so please take this as a serious reminder to ALWAYS swipe into any lab or the cleanroom every time you enter. Thanks for your consideration and support! Ron Ron Reger Engineering Manager Seminars /Workshops / Events BNC Faculty Seminar Series Xiaoping Bao, Ph.D., Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue Center for Cancer Research Engineer and Manufacture Off-the-Shelf CAR-NK Cells for Targeted Cancer Immunotherapy October 14th, 2021 | 12:00pm, Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98695180597 Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases<https://vet.purdue.edu/cpr/Seminar%20for%20Neurotrauma.php> Sponsored by Plexon Neurotechnology Systems Wednesdays | 4-5pm | via Zoom ECE webinar series Prof. John Heron (University of Michigan) Electric Field Control of Magnetism for Energy Efficient Memory and Logic Devices Thursday, October 14, 2021 10 AM-11 AM * https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/3164232249 Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> 2021 Birck Nanotechnology Center Research Image Contest Sponsored by NSAC and Birck leadership - $600 in prize awards for student entries Please share your research images which showcase the beauty you've observed around you at Birck! All members of the Birck community - students, staff, and faculty - are welcome to submit their images that can include not only research images but also photos of life here at Birck. For research images, we ask that you also write a short paragraph explaining what we are looking at and why it is significant to you. We will assemble a panel of judges and announce awards at the BNC Holiday Party in December, and student entries are eligible to win: $300 for 1st place $200 for 2nd place $100 for 3rd place You can submit multiple images anytime between now and November 30, 2021 to a new MS Teams channel we have set up for the image contest, see link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3abf8be291dbb9468b831b6e0de523b930… If you have issues or questions, please email Neil Dilley at ndilley(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ndilley@purdue.edu> . Happy image hunting! [Text, logo, company name Description automatically generated] and the Birck Nanotechnology Center [A picture containing text, indoor, seat Description automatically generated][A picture containing background pattern Description automatically generated][A group of colorful feathers Description automatically generated with low confidence][A picture containing indoor, birthday, office, chocolate Description automatically generated][A picture containing tool Description automatically generated][cid:image015.png@01D7BEA6.8D0C2170][A close-up of a person's chest Description automatically generated with medium confidence] NSAC Coffee Hour In-person Coffee Hour talk: Birck 1st floor atrium every Friday 2pm. During the talk, one student speaker will present his/her recent research. Individually packed snacks and coffee will be provided to help us digest the talk NSAC Fab Forum In-person Fab Forum: Birck 1st floor atrium every Tuesday 2pm. During the event, students can come and discuss their issues in fabrication and experiments. Individually packed snacks and coffee will be provided to help us digest the conversation. Birck Nanotechnology Center Advanced Capabilities RCA Cleaning Process Hood & Spin Rinse Dryer A dedicated area and equipment for performing SC1, SC2 and HF Dip baths [cid:image010.png@01D7BEAF.D3C3AE90]RCA Cleaning Process Hood Features: * SC1 - Organic and Particle Clean * UPW, NH4OH, and H2O2 at 80C. * Removes organic residues & particles * SC2 - Ionic Clean * UPW, HCL, H2O2 at 80C. * Removes metallic contaminants and leaves a thin passivizing layer on surface. * HF - Oxide Strip * UPW and HF at 25C. * Removes thin oxide layers and some ionic contaminants. [cid:image018.jpg@01D7BEAF.D3C3AE90] Spin Rinse Dryer * Automatically rinses and dries up to 14 4" wafers at a time. Location: Cleanroom R Bay Contact: Rich Hosler (hosler0(a)purdue.edu) https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Omicron+Surface+Analysis+Clust… Please visit the Birck Wiki<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/> to learn about the wide array of fabrication and characterization equipment at the facility Opening in OxideMEMS lab Sunil Bhave's OxideMEMS Lab <https://engineering.purdue.edu/oxidemems/publications.html> explores inter-domain coupling in Opto-mechanical, Spin-Acoustic and Atom-MEMS devices. PhD, Postdoctoral and Research Associate positions are available in these areas: * Superconducting qubit and cryo-CMOS circuits * Resonators and switches * MEMS-engine for LIDAR * Piezo-on-nitride transducers for atom-mechanics Expertise in many and most of Microfabrication, PiezoMEMS, Photonics, Quantum Mechanics, Microwave circuits, PCB design, ADS/HFSS, Comsol, Python and Labview is required. Please send CV to bhave(a)purdue.edu<mailto:bhave@purdue.edu> if you are interested.link<http://interested.link> [cid:image020.png@01D7BEAF.D3C3AE90] Postdoctoral Position - Nonlinear Nanophotonics - Deadline Nov.15, 2021 Fliers with more information posted on the bulletin boards. ***To post an announcement in the weekly BNC E-news please send to Nancy Black @ blackn(a)purdue.edu***<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu***> Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue>

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XPS functional and accepting samples
by Black, Nancy Lee 11 Oct '21

11 Oct '21

Kratos XPS is functional and I am accepting samples for analysis. Thank you! Best regards, Dima ***************************************** Dmitry Zemlyanov, PhD Senior Research Scientist - Surface Science Application Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, 1205 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Tel.: +1 (765) 496-2457 (office - BRK 1274) +1 (765) 496-6217 (lab - BRK 1077) Cell: +1 (765) 427-3813 Fax: +1 (765) 496-8299 mailto:dzemlian@purdue.edu web: https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/facilities/equipment/Characteriz… From: Zemlyanov, Dmitry Y Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 1:01 PM To: Black, Nancy Lee <blackn(a)purdue.edu> Subject: XPS Hello Nancy, Could you please announce at bcc-all list that the Kratos XPS is functional and I am accepting samples for analysis. Thank you! Best regards, Dima ***************************************** Dmitry Zemlyanov, PhD Senior Research Scientist - Surface Science Application Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center, 1205 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Tel.: +1 (765) 496-2457 (office - BRK 1274) +1 (765) 496-6217 (lab - BRK 1077) Cell: +1 (765) 427-3813 Fax: +1 (765) 496-8299 mailto:dzemlian@purdue.edu web: https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/facilities/equipment/Characteriz…

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Important Reminder Regarding Lab & Cleanroom Access
by Reger, Ronald K 06 Oct '21

06 Oct '21

Dear all Birck users, Some users have been observed to not be swiping into labs and the cleanroom, but rather entering on another user's card-reader swipe. Please note that this is a serious violation of our protocols and policies as we depend on swipe and equipment-use income to offset the expenses of running this great research facility that we all benefit from. If a person enters a lab without swiping this reduces our income and severely affects our ability to provide training, utilities, equipment services, and process work. Additionally, card-reader swiping is a tool we use for COVID contact tracing and is critically important for the health of our community. Not swiping-in is actually considered theft from the university, so please take this as a serious reminder to ALWAYS swipe into any lab or the cleanroom every time you enter. Thanks for your consideration and support! 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/

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FW: BNC E-news: Week of October 4th, 2021-update to include shutdown 10/18-22
by Black, Nancy Lee 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Brick Nanotechnology Center PM Closure Notice = October 18-October 22, 2021 The Birck Nanotechnology Center will be undergoing a semi-annual preventive maintenance and service shutdown October 18 through October 22, 2021. Air handling systems, exhaust systems, toxic gas delivery, and monitoring systems will be down beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, October 18 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 22. The BNC staff will be performing appropriate preventive maintenance on the process equipment at this time as well. All CLEANROOM research work will be suspended until the maintenance activities are completed and all systems are returned to normal. Only authorized personnel will be allowed to enter the cleanroom during this time period. In addition, the laboratory areas will also be affected by this systems maintenance. As such, all LABORATORY activities that involve exhausted hoods, biological safety cabinets, vacuum systems, and/or toxic gas systems will be down beginning 7 a.m. Monday, October 18 through 4 p.m. Friday, October 22. However, work that involves taking standard electrical measurements may be carried out in the LABS provided that fluctuating air temperature and humidity do not affect the readings. No chemical or biological work will be allowed during this period. It is anticipated that the building and process tool maintenance will be completed by the end of the day on Friday, October 22. Please check iLabs for equipment status and availability. Seminars /Workshops / Events Seminar for Neurotrauma and Diseases<https://vet.purdue.edu/cpr/Seminar%20for%20Neurotrauma.php> Sponsored by Plexon Neurotechnology Systems Wednesdays | 4-5pm | via Zoom BNC Faculty Seminar Series Michelle Thompson, Assistant Professor of Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences >From Atomic Scales to Asteroid Surfaces: Understanding Planetary Surfaces across the Solar System through the Coordinated Analysis of Returned Samples October 7th, 2021 | 12:00pm, Join Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/98695180597 Birck Events<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/events/index.php> and Birck News<https://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/birck/news/index.php> NSAC Coffee Hour In-person Coffee Hour talk: Birck 1st floor atrium every Friday 2pm. During the talk, one student speaker will present his/her recent research. Individually packed snacks and coffee will be provided to help us digest the talk NSAC Fab Forum In-person Fab Forum: Birck 1st floor atrium every Tuesday 2pm. During the event, students can come and discuss their issues in fabrication and experiments. Individually packed snacks and coffee will be provided to help us digest the conversation. Purdue Intramural Indoor Volleyball Purdue intramural indoor volleyball is back in mid-October, and the NSAC volleyball team will be participating in the intramurals. Please fill the form if you are interested in playing for the NSAC Volleyball team. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI5hv5r_U-sxIRqjTbANQdalEBRcHTiXH… Registration End date: 10/04/2021 Details of the event will be communicated later. Birck Nanotechnology Center Advanced Capabilities Keithley 4200A Ultrafast Pulse Unit (Probe 2) [cid:image002.jpg@01D7B930.793D2CA0] [cid:image003.jpg@01D7B931.D0073BB0] Features: > Ultra fast I-V module with remote PreAmp ( 4225-PMU & 4225-RPM) > Pulse widths as low as low as 60 ns > Low noise (15uA) and wide measurement range (10-40V) Other Capabilities: > Also measure low noise CV-IV measurements with Cascade Location: BRK 2100-J Contact: Nithin Raghunathan (nithin(a)purdue.edu<mailto:nithin@purdue.edu>) Website: https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/Omicron+Surface+Analysis+Clust… Please visit the Birck Wiki<https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/BNCWiki/> to learn about the wide array of fabrication and characterization equipment at the facility RA Position Graduate Research Assistantship Opportunity: Deposited Gate Oxides for SiC MOSFETs Graduate research assistantships are available in the area of silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices. SiC is a wide bandgap semiconductor with a high critical field, making it an exciting material for power electronic devices. SiC MOSFETs are now commercially available, but do not yet achieve their full potential. Our group is approaching this problem from several directions, including a new device trench MOSFET geometries inspired by modern FinFETs and alternative gate insulator fabrication methods. Research activities will include fabrication and characterization of SiC MOS capacitors and MOSFETs with gate oxides formed by thermal oxidation, atomic layer deposition (ALD), and other methods. The student will gain a detailed understanding of the physics of the MOS interface and will learn various methods of characterizing devices, including MOS CV analysis, interface state density and carrier mobility. For more information or to apply, send resume and contact information to: Dallas Morisette Research Assistant Professor morisett(a)purdue.edu<mailto:morisett@purdue.edu> Opening in OxideMEMS lab Sunil Bhave's OxideMEMS Lab <https://engineering.purdue.edu/oxidemems/publications.html> explores inter-domain coupling in Opto-mechanical, Spin-Acoustic and Atom-MEMS devices. PhD, Postdoctoral and Research Associate positions are available in these areas: * Superconducting qubit and cryo-CMOS circuits * Resonators and switches * MEMS-engine for LIDAR * Piezo-on-nitride transducers for atom-mechanics Expertise in many and most of Microfabrication, PiezoMEMS, Photonics, Quantum Mechanics, Microwave circuits, PCB design, ADS/HFSS, Comsol, Python and Labview is required. Please send CV to bhave(a)purdue.edu<mailto:bhave@purdue.edu> if you are interested.link<http://interested.link> ***To post an announcement in the weekly BNC E-news please send to Nancy Black @ blackn(a)purdue.edu***<mailto:blackn@purdue.edu***> Follow us on Facebook and Twitter [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/nano.purdue.edu/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/BNCPurdue>

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Recall: BNC E-news: Week of October 4th, 2021
by Black, Nancy Lee 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Black, Nancy Lee would like to recall the message, "BNC E-news: Week of October 4th, 2021".

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