Publication date: 11th March 2026
The Nanotechnology Facility is a teaching and research facility located on the 9th floor of the Roberts building at Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London that holds a Silver Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) award. The facility hosts modules for our MSc nanotechnology students, and some of our undergraduates, and gives a practical insight into different nanoscale characterisation tools such as scanning probe microscopy (AFM and STM) and different types of spectroscopies. This characterisation facility is widely available to researchers, stakeholders working for UCL as well as to external research collaborators both in industry and academia. The equipment in the Nanotechnology Research Facility is being used to study resistive memory (ReRAM), light-matter interaction, photophysics of solar cells materials and devices, atomic-scale devices, quantum Computing, III-V compound and quantum dot lasers, and many other exiting areas of research. Currently we have a range of nanoscale microscopes (AFMs, STMs, and SEM/EDX), several spectrophotometers (FTIR, UV-Vis, TCSPC, Photoluminescence, Raman with 4 excitation sources and motorized stage, and ellipsometry), surface profilometer and a Keithley probe station for measuring the electronic and optoelectronic properties of semiconductor materials and devices. The facility contributes to multiple publications for the department and secures millions of pounds in grant funding, supporting UCL’s Strategic Vision 2022-2027 and the 2034 enablers.
We gratefully acknowledge the EEE Department for funding support, as well as the Technical, Workshop, and IT teams for their assistance. We also thank both internal and external stakeholders for their collaboration and support.
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