Research

1. A Cluster Tool of Thin-Film Depostion for Photovoltaic Research
The cluster tool includes a multi-functional deposition system (sputter
deposition, electron-beam evaporation, and ion assisted deposition), and a
resistive thermal evaporation system. Two systems are inter-connected via a
costumerized glove box.

2. Solar Simulator, QE and Optical Property measurement

3. Materials & Nanotechnology Laboratory
(http://www3.hku.hk/mech/facilities_details.php?LabCode=mat)
A well-equipped Materials Laboratory houses material preparation and
characterisation equipment including an induction melter, a thin-film
sputtering system, nanoindentation equipment, atomic force microscope,
X-ray diffraction machines, a differential scanning calorimeter, dynamic
mechanical thermal analyzer and other standard, testing equipment.
State-of-the-art AFM, SEM and STEM for materials research are also available.
For material testing under high static and dynamic loads, there are
computer-controlled 50 kN, 100 kN and 500 kN Instron and MTS testing
machines.

4. Electron Microscope Unit at HKU
(www3.hku.hk/emunit/main.php?page=home)
The Electron Microscope Unit houses seven electron microscopes and provides
advice and centralized training to both academic staff and research students
in the preparation of specimens and the operations of the microscopes for
the entire University. The principal users of the EMU facilities come from the
Faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Science. The Unit manages three
transmission electron microscopes, three Scanning Electron Microscopes and
one Dual-beam Focus Ion Beam system . Supporting this equipment are all the
facilities necessary for the preparation of biological and non-biological
materials, as well as photographic printing and on-line computing services.
These are all housed in the University Pathology Building in the Queen Mary
Hospital Compound.