Date: 17/01/2012

Graphene growing nanotech equipment from Aixtron installed at INESC MN

AIXTRON SE has announced the successful installation and commissioning of another Black Magic deposition system for carbon nanomaterial deposition at the INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias (INESC MN) in Lisbon, Portugal. The system was installed and commissioned by AIXTRON´s support team for Europe.

Dr. Sara Vieira, principal investigator of the CNT research group at INESC MN, comments, "My current research is focused on the controlled fabrication of CNTs and related nanostructures for electronic applications. The Black Magic system has already proved itself to be indispensible for our current work. Our activities are centered on nanofabricated field emission sources and the system is capable of depositing aligned CNTs with the desired field emission characteristics. Furthermore, the system, with its flexible process window and plasma capabilities, has enabled us to fabricate single, double or multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

"I am especially impressed with the design and engineering of the Black Magic system; it is ergonomic, easy to use and reproducible in so many respects and, most importantly, it is also capable of growing graphene, which also has many potential uses in future nanoelectronics. The system provides my group with the ability to independently produce high quality material and the opportunity to initiate new joint projects with other institutions requiring such CNTs and related devices."