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the Wake Forest University - Nano and Quantum Technologies Laboratory
the Nano and Quantum Technologies Laboratory
at Wake Forest University
NanoteQ
the tools at NanoteQ
Users can schedule time on tools here
Prospective Users can join the lab here
NanoteQ Laboratory provides access to state-of-the-art capabilities in a wide variety of materials characterization and device fabrication techniques. The Lab has a number of Cores which provide Raman and fast pump-probe spectroscopies, MBE film growth, thin film characterization, organic device fabrication, and more. There are also two large Facilities at NanoteQ which are suites of labs dedicated to a deeper and more complete set of capabilities. These are: the microscopy facility and the nano\micro fabrication facility.
You can find what you need on this page...
To be a tool user at the NanoteQ Lab, here are the steps:
1. Request an account as a member of NanoteQ.
2. Get training for (a) the facility (if you are using a facility) and (b) the tools you want
to use in that facility or core. You then get certified as a user and that facility or tool is
added to your NanoteQ account. So for example you must be certified to work in the
cleanroom (safety training), and you must be certified on the tools in the cleanroom
to use them.
3. Schedule the use of the tool online through the lab scheduling app:
https://labshake.com/user/mylab. Schedule technical staff if they are needed. (the
cleanroom allows only 2 users at a time max. in the ISO 5 section.)
4. Use the tool and report any irregularities or damage. Clean your work space when
finished.
5. Pay your bill.
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How much does this all cost?
The infrastructure at NanoteQ is supported by user fees. Charges for the use of the equipment go only toward the running and maintenance of the equipment. The rates are calculated and updated yearly. They are based upon a 3 year average of our expenses for the facility and are typically much lower than the costs locally for similar access. The specific formula used for estimates of our costs are available upon request.
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Fees set for 2025 apply to all users...
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Cleanroom access fee: $35/hour or $5K/year
(gowns, gloves, etc.)
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Microscopy access fee: $25/hour or $5k/year
(sample prep equipment & thin films lab)
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Specialty Tool Use: $100/hour
(JEOL 2010F, MBE system, FIB, eBeam lithography)
General Tool Use: $50/hour
(everything else)
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Tech Support: $50/hour
Training on Tool: $50/hour
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Soft Cap: $50K/year for any single entity
(research group, company, etc.)
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Internal Support: due to the generosity of the VP Research Office at WFU, faculty and internal researchers are entitled to have some portion of their research grant indirect apply toward these hourly rates. Currently that yields a reduction in the hourly rate of 50%. So for example: internally a researcher pays $50/hour for the JEOL 2010F (plus 1/2 microscopy access fee) and has a soft cap of $25K/year in overall expenses in the facility regardless of the number of students that use it.
Acknowledging NanoteQ
For publications, we request that you consider recognition of support from Wake Forest University NanoteQ, as well as individual staff contributions. This may be formatted as such:
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Acknowledgement: This work was made possible by NanoteQ, a research facility supported by the Provost's Office of Wake Forest University.
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We’d like to thank [Staff Member] for [Service or other contribution].