Veeco Wins Max Planck Tender
Veeco Instruments has announced that a dual chamber GEN10 automated MBE cluster system won the tender offer by the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany (MPI-MSP) to support world-class research on complex oxides.
Demand for oxide-nitride layer structures has increased due to their enormous potential in enabling next-generation energy-efficient nano-devices and advanced data storage. The department of Nano-systems from Ions, Spins and Electrons (NISE) at the MPI-MSP will use Veeco's MBE technology to expand research and develop innovative applications.
"Our team is highly interested in exploring the properties of atomically engineered oxide-nitride layer structures especially because of their extraordinary properties but also for their potential in paving the way to novel energy-efficient nano-devices," said Stuart Parkin, director of the NISE Department at the MPI-MSP and Alexander von Humboldt Professor, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle. "Veeco's reputation and expertise in MBE combined with the GEN10's high reliability, throughput, customisation and automation capabilities will help support our research into novel materials."
This win at MPI marks the first time Veeco has provided a fully integrated solution for a concentrated ozone source. The GEN10 allows for up to three configurable, material-specific growth modules, allowing multiple researchers use the system at the same time to perform unattended growth. By expanding its reach in the R&D sector worldwide, Veeco is leading the way in helping grow complex oxide structures.
"As our MBE systems continue to expand their footprint in the global R&D space, we are honoured that Veeco's GEN10 MBE system was selected by the highly respected Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle," noted Gerry Blumenstock, vice president and general manager of MBE and ALD products at Veeco. "We are pleased with the confidence Dr. Parkin and his team placed in our MBE expertise and we look forward to supporting the MPI-MSP as it continues to lead R&D exploration and applications for complex oxides."
