C-TAP
Materials Characterization Services
If you have any questions about the listed services or are interested in services that do not appear on the list, please contact the C-TAP Coordinator at Boise State to get more information.
| Entity | Services | Applications | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAES Technical Assistance Program (C-TAP) ; Div. of Research and Economic Dev, Boise State | Facilitates access to Boise State labs for sample or device characterization, analysis, process development, experimentation. Also provides referrals to other entities as needed | Product/process improvement, failure analysis | C-TAP |
| Boise State Center for Materials Characterization (BSCMC), MSMSE Dept, Boise State | Services (SEM/TEM/EDS/EELS/WDS/EPMA) for structural/chemical characterization down to the nanoscale and x-ray diffraction for phase analysis/refinement and texture measurements. BSCMC is complementary to CAES Microscopy and Characterization Suite | Chemical composition, microstructural characterization including crystallographic and elemental mapping, surface sciences, atomic spatial resolution. | BSCMC |
| Microscopy and Characterization Suite (MaCS), Center for Advanced Energy Studies | Materials characterization using a array of advanced technologies including electron microscopy (SEM with EDS/EBSD/CL, TEM), FIB with EDS, EBSD/omniprobe, atomic force microscopy and LEAP tomography. Rad and non-rad sample prep services are also provided. MaCS is complementary to the Boise State Center for Materials Characterization. | Chemical composition, microstructural characterization including crystallographic and elemental mapping, surface sciences, atomic spatial resolution. | CAES-MACS |
| Surface Science Laboratory (SSL), MSMSE Dept, Boise State | AFM (atomic force microscopy) imaging and related SPM (scanning probe microscopy) modes/techniques (e.g., CAFM/TUNA, KPFM, MFM, nanoindentation, etc.) | Surface roughness and topography, adhesion, thermal properties, Young’s modulus, hardness, magnetic domain analysis, electrical conductivity, electrical potential/galvanic corrosion analysis | SSL Lab |
| Nanotechnology and Biotechnology Instrumentation Center (NABIC)), Physics Dept, Boise State | X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) or Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) instrumentation for elemental and chemical analysis. | Elemental composition and quantification, chemical state, DOS and binding energy studies, surface and/or bulk contamination, thickness estimation and depth profiling, angle resolved thin film analysis, X-ray induced secondary electron imaging. | NABIC |
| Materials Science Undergraduate Teaching Lab, MSMSE Dept, Boise State | Tensile/compressive testing, process evaluation, metallography and grain analysis, hardness testing, light measurements. | Failure analysis, strength assessment, process improvements, adhesion, heat treatment strategies, light distribution and color composition. | – |
| Condensed Matter and Nanomaterials Lab (CMNL), Physics Dept, Boise State | X-ray diffraction (XRD), Physical property measurement system (PPMS), RF Plasma sputter deposition, Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), advanced TG-DTA-DSC coupled with Mass spectrometer and FTIR spectrometer, Zeta particle size analyzer, spin coating system, Advanced UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer, Optimag MOKE system and facilities for nanomaterials synthesis. | Material composition, microstructural characterization, magnetic, electronic, thermal and optical properties, electronic conductivity, advanced thermal analysis, thinfilm deposition and nanomaterials characterization. | CMNL |