University of Surrey Ion Beam Centre
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Surrey
Department Name: Advanced Technology Institute
Abstract
This proposal is to support the development, training and core componants of the successful national Ion Beam Centre. Innovations over the next four years include: extending the DanFysik Implanter to give a low energy capability (down to 200 eV); replacing the beam line on the 2MV implanter to give an 8 inch wafer capability; add a verifiable low dose capability for ion beam induced damage studies. Funding is being sort from other sources to also build a horizontal and vertical nanobeam to expand both ion beam analysis capabilities and exploit research at the biomedical interface.An added advantage of these developments will be to place the IBC in a position that it will be able to expand its research base from micro electronic materials into new areas including cultural heritage, biomedical applications, nanotechnology and geology and cosmology. In 4 years time we expect the IBC to be funded: One third from industry; one third from other funding bodies; one third from EPSRC. This will significantly reduce the amount of funding requested from EPSRC.Efficiency gains within the IBC will allow us to reduce the ticket price from 240 currently to 180 for this new grant period.
Publications
Abdul Sani S
(2014)
Micro-PIXE analysis of doped SiO 2 fibres intended as TL dosimeters for radiation measurements
in X-Ray Spectrometry
Abdul Sani S
(2015)
XPS and PIXE Analysis of Doped Silica Fibre for Radiation Dosimetry
in Journal of Lightwave Technology
Abdul-Karim N
(2016)
Morphological Variations of Explosive Residue Particles and Implications for Understanding Detonation Mechanisms.
in Analytical chemistry
Abdulmalik D
(2006)
Fluorine-vacancy complexes in ultrashallow B-implanted Si
in Applied Physics Letters
Aboy M
(2007)
Boron diffusion and activation in SOI and bulk Si: The role of the buried interface
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Abriola D
(2011)
Development of a reference database for Ion Beam Analysis and future perspectives
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Abuelgasim A
(2011)
Reduced microwave attenuation in coplanar waveguides using deep level impurity compensated Czochralski-silicon substrates
in Semiconductor Science and Technology
Admans L
(2006)
Elemental content of erythrocytes from patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery using PIXE analysis
in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Ahmad M
(2013)
Micro-PIXE and micro-RBS characterization of micropores in porous silicon prepared using microwave-assisted hydrofluoric acid etching.
in Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada
Al-Shehri S
(2015)
Fabrication of three-dimensional SU-8 microchannels by proton beam writing for microfluidics applications: Fluid flow characterisation
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
| Description | The Ion Beam Centre supported 40 EPSRC full grants during the period of the Facility grant. It provided 6828 beam hours to EPSRC projects as full grants, pump priming activities for EPSRC student projects and a quality assurance and development programme. During this time period a new technique to analyse the heavy metal components of proteins using PIXE was developed and exploited by a number of small start up companies and University research groups. Generally Ion Beam Analysis techniques and ion implantation facilities for academic and industrial users continued to be required. |
| Exploitation Route | The provision of ion beam facilities to many other EPSRC grants has allowed for successful completion of these grants. Without the provision of the ion beam facilities many of these grants would not have been able to contemplated. |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Chemicals Construction Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Electronics Energy Environment Healthcare Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Culture Heritage Museums and Collections Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology Transport |
| URL | http://www.ionbeamcentre.co.uk |
| Description | The ion beam facilities available at Surrey continued to be used and supported a large number (46) of EPSRC full grants during this time period. It also provided more than 55 pump priming projects for more than 27 academic groups around the UK. Surrey also became part of a large EU consortium offering Transnational Access to academics and industries across Europe. More than 50 different companies and a further 25 National Centres around Europe have accessed the Ion Beam Centre since the start of this project |
| First Year Of Impact | 2006 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Chemicals,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal Economic |
| Description | EU FP7 MCITN |
| Amount | £1,800,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 317169 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | FP7 Integrated Infrastructures Initiative (I3) |
| Amount | € 1,176,245 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 227012 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 02/2009 |
| End | 02/2013 |
| Description | Impact Acceleration Account - Plasma Antennnas |
| Amount | £20,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 03/2015 |
| Description | Impact Acceleration Account - Proctor & Gamble |
| Amount | £20,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 07/2014 |
| Description | Kyoto |
| Organisation | University of Kyoto |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration in setting up a vacuum MeV SIMS system. The group at Kyoto provided us with several hardware items and initial technological support |
| Collaborator Contribution | We provided our expertise in microbeams and imaging. Interfacing our equipment with theirs to provide an enhanced imaging capability. |
| Impact | Papers and joint talks at conferences as well as technical meetings at the IAEA in Vienna and the creation of a Coordinated Research project on MeV-SIMS and Heavy Ion PIXE |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | University of Malaysia |
| Organisation | University of Malaysia |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Providing Beam Time for on-going project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing sample for analysis |
| Impact | On going |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Title | DataFurnace - WiNDF |
| Description | Simulated Annealing data fitting algorithm for rapid interpretation and simulation of MeV Ion Beam Analysis spectra |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Impact | Product is now used in 25MeV accelerator labs world wide, under continual development. The IAEA ran a Technical Meeting to do an inter-comparison between different software available for this kind of work. WiNDF came out on top. |
| URL | http://www.surrey.ac.uk/ati/ibc/research/ion_beam_analysis/ndf.htm |
| Company Name | Si-Light Technologies Ltd |
| Description | |
| Year Established | 2002 |
| Impact | Si-Light has developed a Dislocation Engineering, a revolutionary technology to promote the generation and amplification of light within silicon itself. |
| Website | http://www.si-light.net |
| Description | IAEA Consultant Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Part of a small consultant panel to determine how to setup and run a "Roadmap for Ion Beam Technologies". A survey of the community was conducted and advertised at a number of international conferences, as well as a workshop at the International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis in Croatia this year. A second workshop will be held at the International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials in New Zealand in 2016 to include this aspect into the roadmap. The Roadmap is to be held on the accelerator portal of the IAEA website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/accelerators/IBT_Roadmap/SitePages/Home.aspx |
| Description | Radio4 Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Radio 4 "Inside Science" interview on IBA of ageing paint from the Rosslyn Chapel. Interview was broadcast on 9th April 2015. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05pqtgd |