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Universal SEM as a multi-nano-analytical tool (UnivSEM)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The current scientific interest and next generation of nanotechnology-based products is combining converging fields and dealing with a large complexity (e.g. organic electronics, nanomedicine). We can see growing needs to visualize, manipulate, modify and characterize nano-objects in a single tool.The aim of the UnivSEM project is to develop a novel multimodal tool combining- a vision capability b ...
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Exchangeable and Customizable Scanning Probe Tips (NanoBits)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

The atomic force microscope (AFM) has become a standard and wide spread instrument for characterizingnanoscale devices and can be found in most of today's research and development areas. The NanoBitsproject provides exchangeable and customizable scanning probe tips that can be attached to standard AFMcantilevers offering an unprecedented freedom in adapting the shape and size of the tips to the su ...
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Efficient and Precise 3D Integration of Heterogeneous Microsystems from Fabrication to Assembly (FAB2ASM)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2013,

FAB2ASM tackles a major problem in 3D integration that currently limits industrial take-up: high throughput and high accuracy 3D integration of miniaturized dies onto dies or substrates. This issue is extremely important for 3D integration of microelectronics and microsystems. 3D integration will take off in the next 5 years in all measures including total number of devices, the market share, as w ...
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"Macro, Micro and Nano Aspects of Machining" (MAMINA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

"The use of titanium, nickel-base, and cobalt-base alloys is necessary for the production of turbine parts and other components in the aerospace and the power generation industry due to their high strength even at elevated temperatures. On the other hand, these materials are known as the most difficult-to-machine metallic materials and so far, only small progress has been made to improve their mac ...
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All-inorganic nano-rod based thin-film solarcells on glass (ROD-SOL)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

"Thin film solar cells, based on non-toxic, abundant and air-stable silicon (Si) will probably, based on forecasts, dominate the photovoltaic market in the future and thus replace bulk Si from its leading position. This prognosis is fostered by the strong cost reduction potential due to highly effective materials utilization at low energy consumption. However, thin film Si suffers from inherently ...
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Multiscale Modelling for Multilayered Surface Systems (M3-2S)

Start date: Nov 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

It is recognised that more than 90% of failures in engineering components are surface related. Thus, a large variety of different multilayered surface systems (MSSs) with thickness ranging from nanometer to millimetre scales have been developed. However, the design of multilayered surfaces is normally based on experience and no currently available surface modelling technique can deal with MSSs. ...
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Multi-functional Analytical Focussed ion beam tool for nanotechnology (FIBLYS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2011,

The project FIBLYS aims at developing an innovative nanostructuring, nanomanipulation and nanoanalysis instrument: a hybrid scanning probe (SPM) and dual beam focussed ion beam (FIB) instrument (including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) capabilities). In addition to an instrument based on conventional dual beam FIB(SEM) technology, an SPM/FIB(SEM) microscope will use both techniques, integrat ...
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Large grained, low stress multi-crystalline silicon thin film solar cells on glass by a novel combined diode laser and solid phase crystallization process (HIGH-EF)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

HIGH-EF will provide the silicon thin film photovoltaic (PV) industry with a unique process allowing for high solar cell efficiencies (potential for >10%) by large, low defective grains and low stress levels in the material at competitive production costs. This process is based on a combination of melt-mediated crystallization of an amorphous silicon (a-Si) seed layer (2 µm) of the seed layer by a ...
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