Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) is a scientific user facility and cleanroom which is located at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The CNF is one of the fourteen sites of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network.

The CNF was started as part of a National Science Foundation initiative in 1977, and has subsequently been partially supported by several other NSF programs.[1] It currently receives about $20 million each year in federal funding.[2] In 2004 the CNF moved into its current facility, supported by $100 million in support from Cornell. It now includes 15,000 square feet of cleanroom as well as several times more non-cleanroom laboratory space.[3] In 2009 the NNIN received $10 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.[4]

The CNF is a general user facility, and while many users are from Cornell or other nearby universities, it also draws users from a wide range of universities and companies around the world.[5] Roughly 800 scientists use the facility every year, half of whom are associated with Cornell.[6]

The CNF is used for research in a wide range of fields such as MEMS, microfluidics, nanomagnetics and bioelectronics. It includes fabrication tools for processes including electron-beam lithography, photolithography, chemical vapor deposition, electron-beam deposition and reactive ion etching. It also contains characterization equipment including scanning electron microscopes, ellipsometers and probe stations for electrical measurement.

References

  1. ↑ "A Brief History of the CNF". Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ "President's visit puts focus on upstate's high-tech growth". Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility". Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility Receives Stimulus Funds to Help with Equipment Upgrades". October 27, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ "The 2010-2011 CNF Recearch Accomplishments" (PDF). Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility (CNF) - Profile". Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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