New projects & Milestones

In 2020 the Nanofabrication Facility works have been focused on the development of standard protocols and procedures for micro- and nano-fabrication techniques linked to key equipment and to the most common processes involved in the facility users’ work. Despite the COVID pandemic situation, the facility has kept growing in the number of active users and processes developed. This processing development will enhance the existing nanofabrication services at the ICN2 and will also improve users experience regarding these techniques while making the trainings easier and shorter. With a focus on dry etching and photolithography processes (combined with the existing thin film evaporation systems), these new processing protocols will allow the development and fabrication of fully functional micro- and nano-devices.

In addition to providing essential micro- and nano-fabrication capabilities for research in electronics, optoelectronics, and 2D materials and devices, this facility is intended to contribute to the pursuit of research in other emerging, interdisciplinary and rapidly growing areas of study, such as biomedical and biochemical lab-on-a-chip devices, heterogeneous integrated circuits, and photonic and phononic devices.