Research Activities
Collaboration with the major research lines of the ICN.
Full CAD design of an experimental setup
A common denominator among the wide range of scientific instruments is that they were initially designed in response to some very specific, narrowly defined requirements of research in a particular discipline; however following their successful development useful applications in other scientific fields became apparent. Similarly, scientific instruments designed to improve technical capability or to solve one set of research problems often turn out to have applications in disciplines and technology sectors far from those where they originated. The availability of new or improved instrumentation or experimental techniques arising from one academic discipline is a frequent cause of interdisciplinary collaboration. In this sense an important part of the Group's instrumental developments will be based on collaboration with the ongoing experimental research efforts within the ICN to resolve their problems via the development and application of new leading-edge instruments and techniques.
Collaboration with the Spanish Synchrotron Light Source (ALBA) and other neighboring research institutions.
Molecular beam epitaxy and scanning tunneling microscopy facility
A collaboration between the Atomic Manipulation and Spectroscopy Group of the ICN and the Spanish Synchrotron Radiation Facility ALBA has been already established, where the Nanoscience Instrument Development Laboratory performs the design, construction and commissioning of a molecular beam epitaxy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy facility for in-situ X-ray absorption studies. In the near future, the collaborative development of high-end instrumentation and setups will be extended to other experimental stations of ALBA and further research institutions.
