Australian National Fabrication Facility - UQ Node (ANFF-Q)

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ANFF-Q provides researchers and industry with open access to state-of-the-art fabrication capabilities to engage in interdisciplinary research. The Queensland Bio-nano node (at University of Queensland and Griffith University) specialises in microfluidics, organic electronics, biomaterials and novel semiconductor materials. ANFF nodes draw on existing infrastructure and expertise providing a critical mass of capabilities in their respective specialisations. Services include the scale-up prototyping of devices such as organic solar cells, organic light emitting diodes, organic circuit elements, microfluidic devices, bioassay platforms, biomaterial scaffolds, microbioreactors and production of materials for microelectronics to semiconductor-industry standards. Researchers are able to either gain direct access to facilities under expert guidance, contract for specialised products to be made or undertake contract research projects.

Website http://anff-q.org.au/

Key science sectors

• Advanced manufacturing
• Energy
• Engineering
• ICT and multimedia

Strengths and capabilities

• Micofluidics
• Bionanodevice fabrication
• Microelectronics
• Advanced photoresist synthesis, purification and characterisation
• Organic electronic device fabrication and testing
• Functional organic/polymer and bio-inspired nanomaterials synthesis and characterisation
• Biopolymer processing and nanocomposites
• SiC processing
• Raman/AFM characterization

Facilities and major equipment

• Prototyping inkjet printer (Litrex 70), capable of printing organic or aqueous solvent based inks
• High-throughput photoresist, monomer, polymer and nanoparticle synthesis units
• Semi-automated nanoimprint lithography unit and plasma bonder for surface and device patterning down to ~10 nm
• Deep reactive ion etcher
• State-of-the-art surface and device characterisation suite
• Raman/AFM characterisation unit
• Globally unique epitaxial reactor for SiC on Si wafer production

Number of research staff

Up to 20 research staff

Address

Building 75,Cnr College Rd & Cooper Rd, St Lucia QLD 4072

Other centre in Queensland

• Australian National Fabrication Facility - Griffith University Node

Organisation type

• Collaborative Research Infrastructure Scheme Infrastructure