Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)
Nanotechnology Research at MIT
The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization
of the United States.
The Institute is an
independent, coeducational, privately endowed university, organized into five
Schools (architecture and planning; engineering; humanities, arts, and social
sciences; management; and science). It has some 1,000 faculty members, more
than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and more than 130,000 living
alumni.
Nanostructures Laboratory (NSL) at MIT
It develops techniques for fabricating
surface structures with feature sizes in the range from nanometers to
micrometers, and uses these structures in a variety of research projects. The
NSL is closely coupled to the Space Nanotechnology Laboratory (SNL) with which
it shares facilities and a variety of joint programs.
Facilities:
for lithography (photo, interferometric, electron-beam,
imprint, and x-ray), etching (chemical, plasma and reactive-ion), liftoff,
electroplating, sputter deposition, and e-beam evaporation. Much of the
equipment, and nearly all of the methods, utilized in the NSL/SNL are developed
in house. Generally, commercial processing equipment, designed for the
semiconductor industry
Research Projects:
·
development of nanostructure fabrication technology;
·
nanomagnetics, microphotonics and templated self
assembly;
·
periodic structures for x-ray optics, spectroscopy,
atomic interferometry and nanometer metrology.
Nano Lab at MIT
When the size of a feature approaches the size of
atoms—the very building blocks of matter—optical, electronic, magnetic, and
mechanical behavior can change dramatically. Quantifying exactly how such
changes occur in a material is the business of materials science and
engineering. Many faculty in DMSE study how mechanical behavior changes at the
nanoscale for materials such as living cells, designer polymers, bioceramics,
optoelectronic materials, surface coatings, and metals. The unique experimental
and computational capabilities of the NanoLab provide us with some of the best
tools available to tap the potential of nanomechanical technology.
Facilities:
ü Lab for
Engineering Materials (LEM)
ü Lab for
Advanced Materials (LAM)
ü NanoMechanical
Technology (NanoLab)
ü Metallography
Lab
ü Furnaces,
Presses
ü Tensile
Testing
ü SEM
ü Thin-Film
Laboratory
Research
There are hundreds of research projects
involving DMSE faculty which are supported by an average of $40 million
annually. A large portion of this support comes from government grants (from
all branches of the military, the Department of Energy, NASA, the National
Science Foundation, the National Institute for Health, and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology). Approximately one-third of the support
comes directly from industry and much of the remainder comes from the various
MIT alliances—the Singapore-MIT Alliance, the Cambridge-MIT Institute, the
Dupont-MIT Alliance, and the Ford-MIT Alliance. These grants provide not only
for laboratory supplies and equipment but also for stipends and tuition for
graduate students and pay for undergraduates performing research on a project.
Nano Engineering Group at MIT
It is part of the Mechanical Engineering
Department at MIT. Our research is focused on nanoscale energy transport,
conversion, and storage. There are fundamental differences between transport
processes at the nanoscale and the macroscale due to quantum and classical size
effects; for example, both classical diffusion laws and Planck's law for
blackbody radiation break down in nanostructures. We explore these effects for
improving energy conversion efficiency and storage density, and thermal energy
transport. Examples include development of nanostructured thermoelectric
materials for direct conversion between thermal and electric energy, use of
nanotechnology to advance solar thermal and solar photovoltaic devices,
fundamental investigation of phonon transport.
Facilities:
Thermal
Characterization
High-vacuum bell jar
Janis ST-100 vacuum cryostats (2)
Lakeshore 300 temperature controllers (2)
Data acquisition hardware and software
configured for 3ω measurements
Laser
Flash System
Netzsch LFA 457 MicroFlash system
Thermal measurements at temperatures between
-100 °C and 1100 °C
Sample sizes of up to 25.4 mm in diameter
Metrology
and Inspection
Quantum Focus Instruments infrared microscope
Digital Instruments scanning probe microscope
(AFM/STM)
Stereo zoom inspection microscope
Probe station
Lasers
and Optics
Spectra Physics Tsunami tunable fs laser,
710-1053 nm, 2W
Bio Rad FTS-60A FTIR
Diode Lasers
HeNe lasers
Numerous lenses, mirrors, and other optical
components
Computer
Cluster
24 nodes: Dual Xeon EM64T 3.0GHz; 4GB RAM
Head node: Dual Xeon EM64T 3.6GHz; 8GB RAM
Research
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Thermoelectrics
o
Thermal Storage
o
Radiation
o
Phonon Transport
o
Solar Energy Conversion
o
Nanofluids
o
Polymers
Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at MIT
It is a team of MIT, Army and industry
partners working together to discover and field technologies that
dramatically advance Soldier protection and survivability capabilities. SRA 1: Lightweight, Multifunctional Nanostructured
Materials
Research
SRA 2: Soldier Medicine — Prevention,
Diagnostics, and Far-Forward Care
SRA 3: Blast and Ballistic Threats: Materials
Damage, Injury Mechanisms, and Lightweight
Protection
SRA 4: Hazardous Substances Sensing
SRA 5: Nanosystems Integration: Flexible
Capabilities in Complex Environments
SPACE NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
It is located in the MIT Kavli Institute for
Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI). The SNL, along with our companion
laboratory, the NanoStructures Laboratory (NSL), is a member of the
Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL), a consortium of campus microfabrication
facilities with shared interests.
Facilities:
Interference Lithography System, Scanning
Beam (SBIL) (MIT-built system) Nanoruler
● Interference Lithography System (IL)
(MIT-built system)
● Deep Reactive Ion Etcher SPTS Pegasus
● Reactive Ion Etcher Plasma Therm Model 770
● Scanning Electron Microscope AMRAY 3300 FEM
● Vacuum Coater Denton Vacuum Desk II
● Spin Coater/Dryer SCS Model P6204‑A
● Critical Point Dryer (NSL) Tousimis
Autosamdri-815B
● Coat-Bake System Brewer Science Cee 200 CBX
● Full Wafer Imaging System (RIE) LES Model
1000-IS
● Gold Fountain-Bath Pulse-Plater Marks and
Associates
● Gold/Nickel Fountain-Bath Pulse-Plater
(MIT-built system)
● Three-Axis Adhesive Dispense System CAMELOT
Model 1414
● Bonding Aligner (MIT-built system)
● Flat Glass Slumping Facility (MIT-built
system)
● Furnace NEY Vulcan 3-550
● Furnace Lindberg/Blue BF51542 COMC-1
● Optical Surface Test, Shack-Hartmann
(MIT-built system)
● Thin Optic Assembly Truss (MIT-built
system)
● Thin Optic Kinematic Holder (MIT-built
system)
● Laminar Flow Chemical Hoods (2)
● Optical Microscopes (2) Leitz Ergolux, Wild
M3Z
● Autocollimator Newport LAE500
● Surface Profilometer Dektak III
● Analytical Microbalance Denver Instruments
Model A-200DS
● Signal Analyzer HP 35670A
● Spectrum Analyzer HP 8594E
● Custom Vacuum Bonder ABBESS Instruments
● Ultrasonic Cleaner VWR Aquasonic 250 D
● Ultrasonic Cleaner CREST Tru-sweep 275-D
Research
·
Diffraction Gratings
·
Critical Angle Transmission Gratings (X-ray
to EUV)
·
Blazed Reflection Gratings (X-ray to EUV)
·
Immersion Gratings (IR)
·
Shaping and Assembly of Thin-Foil Optics
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Nanoruler – SBIL
·
Spectrometer Design
Contact Details
77
Massachusetts Ave,
Cambridge,
MA 02139,
United
States
Website: http://web.mit.edu/
Sources: Wikipedia, http://web.mit.edu/
