Dipartimento di Fisica

The Solid State Physics laboratory is equipped with a state-of-the-art multi-elemental ion implanter funded within the framework of the Departments of Excellence program (L. 232/2016) funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR).

The principal technical characteristics of the apparatus are summarized as follows:

• max terminal potential: 100 kV
• ion source: NEC - SNICS II
• ion species tested so far: H, C, O, Mg, Si, MnO, Pb, Sn
• beamlines: 0^o (currently operational), 20^o (currently not operational)
• typical ion beam current range: 10^-12 - 10^-6 A (depending upon ion type and charge state)
• typical ion beam size: 1 cm² (depending upon ion species and charge state)
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• radiation safety: Radiation protection in all regards is ensured by University Torino.

The facility is designed to operate within the following applicative frameworks:

• materials modification: tribology, optical effects
• devices functional characterization: IBIC
• quantum technologies: controlled implantation (down to the single ion level) of specific impurities for the engineering of optically active defects in wide bandgap materials; for further information: see Diamond science page of the "Diamond Research" and relevant quantum-optical characterization techniques ;
• semiconductor processing

The access to the facility is controlled under the current national laws regulating radio-protection.