External Services

Overview

Research Laboratories offer a range of laboratory services including Technical Services, Equipment Training, Consultancy, and Leasing of laboratory space managed by the Business Development Department.

  • High magnification imaging of sample surface (nm resolution)
  • Elemental analysis (EDS)
  • Surface crystalline properties (EBSD)
  • Contact angle measurement at micron scale (ESEM)

Focused Ion Beam

  • Sample cross-sectioning
  • Nano-patterning
  • TEM lamella preparation

Transmission Electron Microscopy

  • Atomic resolution imaging of samples
  • Electron Diffraction
  • Elemental analysis (EDS & EELS)

Additive manufacturing

  • Metal Additive Manufacturing
  • Ceramic Additive Manufacturing
  • Polymer Additive Manufacturing

Optoelectronics and Solar Device characterization

  • Solar Simulator (for PV testing)
  • Semiconductor material characterization
  • UV Vis/NIR Spectrometry
  • Characterization of electrical parameter and transport properties: Hall effect measurement

Fabrication and Prototyping

  • CAD model design
  • CAM tool path generation and coding output with tool list
  • Up to 3 Axis Profile Machining on Mill Center
  • Up to 2 Axis Profile Machining on Turning Center
  • Manual Assembly Fabrication: Cutting, Shearing, Bending and Roll Forming
  • Welding: Arc, Gas, Spot, Orbital

Surface characterization of solid materials

  • X-Ray Powder Diffraction
  • Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry
  • Fourier Transform InfraRed Spectroscopy
  • High Temperature Furnaces
  • Raman Point analysis
  • Raman Mapping analysis
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Topography
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Adhesion force curve

Sample preparation of organic solids

  • Milling
  • Solvent extraction
  • Microwave digestion
  • Centrifugation
  • Freeze drying
  • Bioreactor fermentation

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of liquid samples

  • Total organic carbon
  • Trace metal analysis
  • Ion composition
  • Liquid and Gas chromatography
  • Mass spectrometry

General processing

  • Fume Hood
  • Solvent Bench
  • Photoresist Bench
  • Precision Spin Coater
  • Oxygen Plasma Cleaner

Wet etching

  • Acid Bench
  • KOH/Base bench
  • Substrate Cleaning Station

Dry etching

  • DRIE Silicon/Silicon Nitride
  • Reactive Ion Etcher Cl-
  • Reactive Ion Etcher Fl-

Deposition

  • Ebeam Evaporator
  • Lesker PVD 75 Thermal Evaporator
  • Lesker PVD 75 Hybrid Evaporator

Lithography

  • SUSS MA6/Gen2 Litho Contact Aligner
  • SUSS MA8/BA8e Litho Contact Aligner
  • Direct Laser Writer
  • E-Beam Lithography

Metrology

  • Dicing Saw
  • Vacuum Oven
  • Muffle furnace
  • MicroTest Scriber
  • MicroTest Wirebonder
  • Video Microscope with 3d
  • Interferometer
  • A Woolam Variable Angle Ellipsometer
  • Flexus 2320 Thin Film Stress Measurement

  • Access to equipment - independent
  • Access to equipment - supervised
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Laboratory Analyses

  • Laboratory Safety
  • Equipment (Basic and Advanced)

Design for Manufacture

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Location

Our Core Laboratories are located on three campuses. Upon consultation of your needs, our team will guide you to the laboratory that will support your request.

Khalifa University Main Campus

Khalifa University Sas-Al-Nakhl Campus

Khalifa University Masdar City Campus

Contact

Dr. Peter Rodgers, Director, Research Laboratories

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Phone:  +971 (0)2 312 5096

Hesham Salem, Business Development Manager

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Phone:  +971 (0)2 312 5855