In-House Facilities:   Our research facilities include a thin film deposition system, vibrating sample magnetometer, atomic force microscope, XRD, UV-VIS-NIR optical spectrophotometer integrated with a continuous flow helium cryostat for variable temperature measurements (4 K to 500 K), and transport measurements (resistivity and dielectric properties measurements).   RF Magnetron Sputtering Deposition - Two 1" and one 2" guns with three dedicated power supplies - Substrate heater (up to 850 oC)               RF Magnetron Sputtering                                            MiniFlex 600 X-Ray Diffraction System   9 Tesla PPMS Dyna Cool System - Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (4 K - 400 K) - DC Resistivity - Electrical Transport Option - Fiber Optic Probe   Perkin Elmer Lambda 950 Spectrophotometer - wavelength range: 190 nm - 3300 nm - three detectors - integrated with a continous flow cryostat for variable temperatures (4 K - 500 K) measurements   Flex Axiom AFM (Nanosurf)     • Precision Premier II Ferroelectric Test Systems (Radiant Tech) • Precision LCR Meter (QuadTech Model 1920) • Keithley 6517B Electrometer, Keithley 2400 Source Meter, Keithley and HP Power Supply and DMMs • Mössbauer spectrometer • Electric Tube and Muffle Furnaces (Maximum temperature 1200 oC and 1700 oC) for sample preparation, annealing, and sinterring • 15 Ton Hydraulic Press for Sample Pellet Preparation • Continous Flow Helium Cryostat (Temp Range: 4 K - 500 K) and turbomolecular pumps