Surface Microscopy, Spectroscopy, and Fabrication Facility
The What, Why, Who, and How of the Surface Microscopy, Spectroscopy, and Fabrication Facility
In our efforts to generate liquid fuels from sunlight and CO₂, CHASE researchers need to fabricate, characterize, and optimize surfaces of hybrid photoelectrodes. A staff scientist, Dr. Carrie Donley, in partnership with the Chapel Hill Analytical and Nanofabrication Laboratory (CHANL) runs CHASE’s Surface Microscopy, Spectroscopy, and Fabrication Facility.
Photo: UNC College of Arts and Sciences/Donn Young
The Surface Microscopy, Spectroscopy, and Fabrication Facility is a core CHASE user facility, and brings together equipment for photoelectrode fabrication and characterization, and provides a class 1000 cleanroom environment essential for optimizing performance, reproducibility, and reliability of hybrid photoelectrodes.
Instrumentation and Capabilities Available through the Surface Microscopy, Spectroscopy, and Fabrication Facility