ROLUL CERCETARII FUNDAMENTALE IN CREAREA BAZEI DE CUNOSTINTE PENTRU

1. ROLUL CERCETARII FUNDAMENTALE IN CREAREA BAZEI DE CUNOSTINTE PENTRU CERCETARE APLICATIVA DIN DOMENIUL NOILOR MATERIALE SI TEHNOLOGII

2. LASER DEPARTMENT • Laser induced photochemistry-nanomaterials CO2 power laser for nanopowder processing

3. LASER DEPARTMENT Optics and lasers in life sciences, environment and manufacturing Medical applications and pollution control with CO2 stabilized lasers

4. LASER DEPARTMENT Optics and lasers in life sciences, environment and manufacturing Applications of resonant PA (photoacoustic) spectroscopy include concentration measurements and trace gas analysis, accurate determination of thermophysical properties, detection of dynamic processes such as mixing of gases, or chemical reactions, relaxation processes, spectroscopic experiments, results obtained for aerosols.

5. LASER DEPARTMENT Laser-surface-plasma interactions Biocompatible film deposition, nanostructured films for gas and bio-sensing, new thin films for spintronics, laser transfer of delicate complex molecules of polymers and living cells, investigation of chemical composition and the kinetics of interfacial layer growth during pulsed laser deposition of thin oxide  films on various substrates

6. LASER DEPARTMENT Laser-surface-plasma interactions Reactive chamber of technological equipment Plasma Laser Deposition (PLD) Synthesis of thin films by PLD or reactive pulsed – laser ablation

7. LASER DEPARTMENT Quantum Dots, Nanopowders and Thinfilms The production of nanoparticles, quantum dots and thin films by laser ablation

8. LASER DEPARTMENT Depositions and optical components GaAs support, before (left) and after (right) ion gun treatment for gas sensors Magnetron sputtering deposition plant

9. Camera LASER 775nm Spatial Filter Microscope Objective 100X, NA 0.5 Sample Translations XYZ(4x4 mm , precision <100 nm) Configuration of the microscope for micro/nano-structures writing LASER DEPARTMENT Solid-state laser

10. Micro/nano-structures writing system Laser monitoring system Operator FSEC LASER LASER DEPARTMENT Solid-state laser Workstation for micro/nano-structures writing with femtosecond laser

11. LASER DEPARTMENT Solid-state laser Optical microscopy images AFM image 3 µm Rectangular periodic structures patterned by femtosecond laser on 50 nm gold film deposit on glass substrate with 20 nm Ti buffer layer.

12. LASER DEPARTMENT Solid-state laser Special cleaning treatment with YAG:Nd laser on different materials

13. LABORATORY OF SOLID STATE QUANTUM ELECTRONICS Single crystal grow equipment

14. LABORATORY OF SOLID STATE QUANTUM ELECTRONICS Laser Spectroscopy

15. LABORATORY OF SOLID STATE QUANTUM ELECTRONICS YAG: Nd laser for medical applications

16. LABORATORY OF SOLID STATE QUANTUM ELECTRONICS Lithium Niobate single crystal

17. LABORATORY OF SOLID STATE QUANTUM ELECTRONICS Solid state LASER crystals Rb, YAG and YAG:Nd

18. PLASMA PHYSICS AND NUCLEAR FUSION LABORATORY Plasma assisted thermo chemical plant

19. 3-D reconstructions & cross sections 3-D micrometric manipulator High density materials Cu tube 2.2 mm diameter, Ag central wire 0.5 mm and coiled Ni 0.18 and 0.08 mm X-ray image intensifier Microfocus X-ray source Low density materials Porosity characteristics of sand sample (minimum detectable feature 5 µ) Manipulator controller PLASMA PHYSICS AND NUCLEAR FUSION LABORATORY 3-D X-Ray Microtomograph • Overall performances • Magnification < 2000 • Spatial Resolution  10μm • Density Resolution > 0.5% • 3D Reconstruction Time •  5min. • (512 x 512x 256 voxels) • Probe Dimensions • Diameter < 40 mm • Height < 500 mm • For more information see: • Institute of Atomic Physics http://alpha1.infim.ro/ifa • Any questions on micro-tomography? • E-mail contact: itiseanu@inflpr.ro

20. ELECTRON ACCELERATORS LABORATORY Electron injection testing system

21. LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY PLASMA DISPLAY Brightness 50 cd/m2 Emision angle 120 degrees Temperature range: -25 - +55C Life time 2 years Pixel dimention 1 mm

22. LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY Flame detectors Supply voltage 220 V a.c. Detection range 210-260 nm Temp. range: - 25 ...+ 55 C Current 4 mA Life Time > 10.000h

23. LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY Plasma jet Applications: - carbon thin films deposition - material plasma treatment

24. LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY Thermo ionic Vacuum Arc equipment for nanolayers deposition NEDO contract 2003-2004 / University of Nagaoka, Japan

25. LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY Carbon nitride thin films on Si substrate Polimeric thin films