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AIF

North Carolina State University's Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF), founded in 1923 as Engineering Research Services, is a resource for materials characterization

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Scanning Microscopy Laboratory

The AIF Scanning Microscopy Laboratory is comprised of 2 scanning electron microscopes, an atomic force microscope and a dual beam scanning focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope.

Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory

The AIF Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory hosts three transmission electron microscopes (TEM), a Sample Preparation Facility and a Computer Simulation function.

Surface Science Laboratory

The AIF Surface Science Laboratory hosts new instrumentation: a SPECS XPS and an ION-TOF TOF.SIMS5 secondary ion mass spectrometer. These two instruments provide complementary surface analysis information.

X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory

The AIF X-ray Diffraction Laboratory currently hosts the Rigaku SmartLab X-ray diffractometer. Two additional instruments are scheduled to come online this summer.

Recent News

  • Aduro is Here
  • Atomic Resolution: NCSU’s Aberration Corrected S/TEM

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  • XPS/UVSOnline

  • Aberration Corrected S/TEMOnline

  • Field Emmision S/TEMOnline

  • Conventional S/TEMOnline

  • Field Emission SEMOnline

  • Variable Pressure SEMOnline

  • Dual Beam FIB-SEMOnline

  • Scanning Probe MicroscopeOnline

  • Bragg-Brentano XRDOnline

About Us

North Carolina State University's Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF), founded in 1923, is a resource for materials characterization that is available to the entire university and to external parties. AIF operates a number of major analytical instruments providing quality analyses for all who require it. These instruments are operated and maintained by a professional staff who are experienced in the design and implementation of materials [...]

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    • Time-of-Flight SIMS
    • XPS/UVS
    • Aberration Corrected S/TEM
    • Field Emission S/TEM
    • Conventional S/TEM
    • Field Emission SEM
    • Variable Pressure SEM
    • Dual Beam FIB-SEM
    • Scanning Probe Microscope
    • Bragg-Brentano XRD
  • Schedule an Instrument
  • Courses
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Justin Schwartz, Interim Director
Elizabeth Dickey, Associate Director

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Monteith Research Center
Campus Box 7531 Rm 318
2410 Campus Shore Dr
Raleigh, NC 27695-7531
Phone: 919.515.3841
Fax: 919.515.6965

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