Moorfield Nanotechnology

UK Laboratory Equipment Specialists in PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition), CVD (Chemical Vapour Deposition) and Etch Systems

Our systems are used for academic and industrial research, including semiconductors, photovoltaics, graphene and 2D materials.

Moorfield’s world-class scientific laboratory equipment is built to match your research needs. We can also service and repair existing tools, and provide advice relating to a custom project.

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Plasma etching

Plasma etching technology from Moorfield is used for for Soft Etching of sensitive materials, reactive ion etching (RIE) and for substrate cleaning. The technology

Nanoparticle Vacuum Deposition

Nanoparticle vacuum deposition sources allow for the deposition, under high-vacuum conditions, of nanoparticles with sizes in the range of 1–20 nm. The sources can

Thermal evaporation

Thermal evaporation is a straightforward means of thin film deposition with materials being heated to evaporation temperatures via a resistively heated support.

Glovebox deposition

Glovebox Deposition integrated MiniLab PVD systems for metals, inorganics and organics thin-film deposition with sample handling in inert environments.

Glovebox soft-etching

Moorfield introduce their glovebox-integrated MiniLab 026 “soft-etching” tools for researchers working on graphene and 2D materials that require sample handling in inert atmospheres.

Glovebox annealing

Glovebox Annealing Integrated MiniLab systems with annealing hardware for substrate heating under controlled conditions, and transfer to/from inert atmospheres.

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Edwards e306

Moorfield have been working with the Edwards E306 system for more than 2 decades.

nanoCVD

Benchtop CVD systems for high-quality graphene and carbon nanotube synthesis, with rapid operation for on-demand sample production.

MiniLab

The MiniLab range from Moorfield: Flexible, modular PVD systems for high-quality R&D and pilot-scale production.

nanoPVD

High-performance, high-vacuum PVD systems in a compact package for benchtop location. Can be equipped for evaporation or magnetron sputtering techniques and, most recently, a

nanoETCH

nanoETCH systems implement Moorfield’s unique Soft Etching technology and provide the fine control crucial for numerous etching applications including graphene, 2D materials and many

nanoEM

The nanoEM system is the first electron microscopy coating tool with a full, research-grade feature set.

Expert-level support

Worldwide distribution

Compact footprint

Research-grade

Multiple techniques

Custom design

Cleanroom compatible

Powerful software

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Nanoparticle Vacuum Deposition Sources

Moorfield MiniLab systems are now available with specialised sources for the vacuum deposition of ultra-pure vacuum deposited nanoparticles.

Vacuum-Evaporated Inorganic Lead-Free Halide Films for Next-Generation Solar Cells

Inorganic Lead-Free Halide Materials

Thin Film Bragg Reflector for a Monolithic GaAs Device with Process-Optimised MiniLab PVD Systems

Deposition tools now available process-proven for coatings with specific optical properties

MiniLab 080 Used to Develop “HexAuFoil” for Ultra-High Resolution cryo-EM

Cryo-EM is now widely used for imaging biological molecules but further advances in resolution that could yield enhanced structural data are impeded due to