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Centre for Materials Physics

Centre for Materials Physics

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  • About
  • Members
  • Events
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Facilities

  • Facilities overview
  • Royce Physical Vapour Deposition and Characterisation Facility
  • Royce Transport Magnetometer
  • Royce Dual Beam FIB
  • Devices Laboratory
  • Other Equipment
  • Royce Battery Suite

Become a user

  • Become a user overview
  • Booking & Charges
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    Facilities

    Facilities overview
    • Royce Physical Vapour Deposition and Characterisation Facility
    • Royce Transport Magnetometer
    • Royce Dual Beam FIB
    • Devices Laboratory
    • Other Equipment
    • Royce Battery Suite
  • Become a user

    Become a user

    Become a user overview
    • Booking & Charges
  • Events
  • Contact
    • Home
    • About
    • Members
    • Facilities
    • Become a user
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    • Contact

Centre for Materials Physics

Welcome to the Centre for Materials Physics. The Physical Vapour Deposition and Characterisation Facility was launched in 2023 and is available on open access to all commercial and academic researchers.

AJA sputter system photo

Facilities Overview

For an overview of this state-of-the-art facility please watch the Royce Cambridge PVDCF Video.

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About us

This state-of-the-art research laboratory for advanced electronic materials synthesis, discovery, charactersation and device development is not a group but a open-access centre. All equipment is owned by the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy and supported by expert Technicians and Facility Scientists.

User on FIB/STM
Facilities Overview

For a detailed overview of our open-access facilities

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Become a user

Find out how to get started using the equipment in the Centre for Materials Physics.

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Booking & Charges

The charges for the facility equipment varies depending on whether it is for Higher Education Institutions or commercial work.

Centre for Materials Physics

Contact Information

Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy University of Cambridge 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge, United Kingdom CB3 0FS
cmp-facility@msm.cam.ac.uk
+44 (0)1223 334300

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