Introduction to MBE

• What does the abbreviation MBE stand for?
  
• What is MBE?
  
• Why is MBE important?
  

The Epi-Center Facility

• Overview - What we are
  
• Location - Where we are located
  
• Personnel - Who we are
  

The Epi-Center in General

• Growth Chambers - Anatomy of an MBE Growth Chamber
  
• Transfer Tube Network - Interconnectivity
  
• Sample Preparation Laboratory - A Class 100 Cleanroom within the Cleanroom
  

The Epi-Center in Detail

• Surface X-Ray Diffraction Station
  
• Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Station
  
• ESCA/XPS Station
  
• Ion Source Experimental Station
  
• UHV-CVD Growth Chamber
  
• Metals/Magnetism Chamber
  
• Silicon Growth Chamber
  
• Germanium Growth Chamber
  
• III-V Compound Semiconductor Growth Chamber
  
• GaN Growth Chamber