Nanofabrication Facility
NFF
The NFF provides state-of-the-art instruments for designing, fabricating, characterizing and testing of complex nano and microscale structures and devices. The facility is open to all LSU researchers and those from industry and other universities. Cleanroom staff support is available for training, process consultation and collaboration on new process development. visit the How to become a user page for more details.
Near-Field Optical Microscope - neaSNOM
Atomic Force Microscope
Dual Chamber Sputterer - Sputterer
Ellipsometer - Ellipsometer
CLEANROOM EVENTS
November 2025 - The Oxford (PECVD) tool installation projected to start in 2026
October 2025 - The Branson Plasma Asher system upgraded with a new control system and PCB's
May 2024 - (9) students completed the Spring semester "Special Topics" course offered at the NFF
November 2023 - X-Ray Diffractometry now available with the installation of the Bruker D8
NEWS
Polarimetry data collected at the NFF instrumental in the development of an ultraviolet metasurface that can detect weak biomolecular activity, aiding in the discovery of neurodegenerative diseases at the early stages. Click the link for the full article Phys.org/October 2022
LSU Chemical Engineering PhD student's SEM images taken at the NFF featured on the cover of the July/August 2022 edition of the "Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology" For the full paper click here
VIDEOS
Nanofabrication Facility featured in LSU Chemical Engineering promo video