Information and Updates
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For new users please fill out the User Information Form and e-mail the pdf to kecklab@jila.colorado.edu. If you intend to use the cleanroom please read the Cleanroom Safety guide and Chemical Safety guide as well.
The Keck Lab consists of a Cleanroom, Metrology measurement facility and a Fume Hood/Wafer Dicing room. Updates will be periodically posted here on the main web page. All Cleanroom users must wear pants and closed toe shoes due to the chemical hazards in the cleanroom.
We receive a lot of questions regarding thin film coatings. The Edwards 306 e-beam evaporator can do gold, silver, platinum, titanium, chromium, copper, cobalt, nickel, aluminum and other metals on request (titanium or chromium are often used as an adhesion layer on silicon wafers and dielectric substrates). Also the Edwards 306 chamber can accept up to 4 coating materials per run. Training is available on request or we can coat your samples for a standard charge of 2 hrs labor per run. We also have two sputter chambers for coating metals and dielectrics. Please send e-mail to kecklab@jila.colorado.edu for all inquiries.
Updates
Alan and I will be home for the holidays with our families from Dec 23rd to Jan 3rd. If a machine is down please notify us but we will not be able to repair till after the New Year.
For the RIE, you now have to turn on the pump manually using the pump control near the RIE computer (read the directions and follow the pictures).
The Edwards coating chamber is back up. DO NOT shut off the water during a run. Please let us know if you encounter any problems.
FTIR is fixed with new laser assembly. Let us know if you encounter any other issues.
If there are any equipment issues please stop by the office or e-mail us at kecklab@jila.colorado.edu.