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Experimental Facilities

Portable Spectrometer - 532 nm

Portable Spectrometer - 532 nm

Portable Raman (Mar 2018) Funding: SERB, EMR/2016/005343 Tech support: Mr. Travis Thompson, Metrohm-Raman. Status: Working well Rating: Good support

Fuel Cell Test Station

Fuel Cell Test Station

Dual Channel Fuel Cell Testing Station : Fuel Cell Technologies (Apr 2012) Funding: DST-FIST, Phase II (SR/FST/ETII-042/2010) support: Mr. Roop Singh , Sinsil International (India). Status: Working Rating: Good support and service ***

Keithley SCS4200

Keithley SCS4200

SCS : Keithley Instruments Inc. SCS-4200/F & 6221/2182A/E (Nov 2008) Funding: DST-IRHPA (IR/S3/EU-04/2006) Tech. support: Mr. K.S. Prasad, Abhaya Joshi Keithley (India). <Abhaya.Joshi@keithley.com> Status: Working well Rating: Good support and service ****

Brookhaven-DLS, FOQELS

Brookhaven-DLS, FOQELS

DLS : Brookhaven BI 200 SM (Mar 2003), FOQELS (Oct 2011) Funding: DST-FIST Tech support: Mr. Manoj Bhataria, Brookhaven Instruments India. Status: Not in Use (ZetaPALS available in CeNSE) Rating: Excellent support and service *****

Former Experimental Facilities

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Class 10000 Cleanroom - Four-C-Tron   590 Sq.ft  

(Jul 2008 - Dismantled in Nov 2024)
Funding: DST-IRHPA (IR/S3/EU-04/2006) & UGC-CAS (2005)
Support:  Mr. Madhusudan, Mr.Chandrasekhara
Rating: Key Personnel turnover. Poor response! 

 

NOTE: If you require help with characterizing a few samples, please contact CeNSE

Asylum Research MFP-3DSA

Asylum Research MFP-3DSA

AFM : Asylum Research MFP-3D SA (Dec 2006) Funding: UGC-CAS Tech. support: Dr. David Beck, Mr. Siddaram Shabbadi, Anarghya Innovations Ltd. Status: Needs Renovation Rating: Very Good support and service ****

Zeiss Ultra 55 FESEM

Zeiss Ultra 55 FESEM

FESEM : Carl Zeiss Ultra 55 (Nov 2008) Funding: DST-IRHPA (IR/S3/EU-04/2006) Tech. support: Mr. Sharath Upadhyaya, Carl Zeiss India Pte. Ltd., Mr. Venkatesh Rao Status: Ownership transferred to MNCF, CeNSE Rating: Good support and service ****

Maskless Lithography System

Maskless Lithography System

DWL : Heidelberg Instruments, �PG 101 ( Sep 2008) Funding: DST-IRHPA (IR/S3/EU-04/2006) Tech support: Dr. Verena Themsen (HIMT); Local: Mr. Ramesh Amritraj, ETS Status: Ownership Transferred to MNCF, CeNSE Rating: Improved support and service since Aug 2010 ****

E-beam Evaporator

E-beam Evaporator

e-Beam Evaporator : Oerlikon Leybold, UNIVEX-300 ( May 2009) Funding: DST-IRHPA (IR/S3/EU-04/2006) Tech. support: Mr. M. Sreenivasulu, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum India Status: Rating: Average support and service***

RF Plasma Etch/ RIE

RF Plasma Etch/ RIE

RIE : Milman Thin Film Systems Pvt. Ltd (Jul 2007) Funding: DST (SR/S3/CE/60/2005) Sold by: Dr. Milind Acharya, Milman Thin films Pvt. Ltd. Status: RF generator with NNFC, CeNSE. Used for Spares Rating: Best avoided ! due to lack of service personnel and insincere responses

PECVD

PECVD

PECVD : Milman Thin Film Systems Pvt. Ltd (Jul 2007) Funding: IISc Xth plan grant (R(VI)090/713/2002-1317) Sold by: Dr. Milind Acharya, Milman Thin films Pvt. Ltd. Status: Installation of substrate heater yet to be completed! Rating: Best avoided ! due to lack of service personnel and insincere responses

Variable Temperature Probe Station

Variable Temperature Probe Station

VTMP : MMR Technologies VTMP: K-20P4-4R ( July 2009) Funding: DST-IRHPA (IR/S3/EU-04/2006) Tech. support: Dr. D. P. Navalkele, Con-serv Enterprises, Mumbai. Status: Has problems measuring sub nA currents Rating: Average support and service **

Quantum Efficiency Measurement

Quantum Efficiency Measurement

QE/IPCE measurement System : Newport Co. QE-PV-Si (Oct 2011) Funding: DST (SR/S3/CE/073/2009) Tech. support: Mr. Jeyaraj, Laser Spectra Services Pvt Ltd (India). Status: Transferred to Prof. Ambarish Ghosh, CeNSE Rating: Good support and service ****

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