Research Grade Instrumentation for Nanotechnology and MSE Education
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Research Grade Instrumentation for Nanotechnology and MSE Education 1,3
Christine Broadbridge, 1,3 Jacquelynn Garofano, 2,3 Eric Altman, 2 Yehia Khalil, 2,3 Victor Henrich, 2,3 Yaron Segal, 2 Myrtle-Rose Padmore, 2,3 Philip Michael and 2,3 Fred Walker 1
Department of Physics, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA 3 Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP), Yale/SCSU 2
ABSTRACT The Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). CRISP is a partnership between Yale University, Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) and Brookhaven National Laboratory. A main focus of CRISP research is complex oxide interfaces that are prepared using epitaxial techniques, including molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Complex oxides exhibit a wealth of electronic, magnetic and chemical behaviors, and the surfaces and interfaces of complex oxides can have properties that differ substantially from those of the corresponding bulk materials. CRISP employs this research program in a concerted way to educate students at all levels. CRISP has constructed a robust MBE apparatus specifically designed for safe and productive use by undergraduates. Students can grow their own samples and then characterize them with facilities at both Yale and SCSU, providing a complete research and educational experience. This paper will focus on the implementation of the CRISP Teaching MBE facility and its use in the study of the synthesis and properties of the crystalline oxidesilicon interface. INTRODUCTION The mission of CRISP Education and Outreach (E&O) is to use materials science as a vehicle for enhancing the scientific literacy of K-12 and undergraduate through post-graduate level students, educators and members of the community, and to improve the quality and diversity of science education for current and future scientists and science educators. The educational goals and resulting signature programs were designed to optimize integration of the research and educational strengths of our MRSEC through various E&O programs. CRISP E&O activities include (i) providing research experiences for local high-school teachers engaged in SCSU's Master of Science (M.S.) in Science Education program, (ii) development of specialized facilities for research, (iii) education and training in fabrication and characterization instrumentation, as well as (iv) team-based research opportunities for undergraduates, teachers and high school students. CRISP encourages students to pursue science in higher education, especially individuals from under-represented populations, while offering both informal and formal outreach to stimulate science literacy for future policy makers and the general community. CRISP has constructed a robust molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) apparatus specifically designed for safe and productive use by undergra
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