The MESA+ NanoLab cleanroom is the central laboratory for activities in the fields of micro- and nanofabrication
The cleanroom facility is utilized for academic research, by (spin-off) companies as well as for education. This open-access infrastructure is accessible for academic researchers and company-affiliated persons after following the Cleanroom Training Program.
Academic research
A variety of research chairs affiliated with UT-faculties EEMCS and S&T use the NanoLab for performing (part of) their research. An overview of the diversity in application areas can be found here, and an overview of research areas, including participating chairs and PIs, can be found here. Researchers affiliated with other (Dutch) universities can also use the MESA+ NanoLab facilities.
Expertise
The cleanroom has five process platforms – Electronics, 3D nanoshaping, Photonics, MEMS/NEMS and Fluidics – for research and pilot production. The cleanroom staff ensures that equipment used in these platforms is functioning, and provides the training of new users as well as specialized equipment courses. On request, the staff assists in design and process document development (incl. the process flow to be used in the cleanroom), offers expertise and advice on design/fabrication technologies and can assist researchers and companies to identify critical processing issues.