Laboratory for Dynamics and Control of Nanosystems
About Us
The Laboratory for Dynamics and Control of Nanosystems (LDCN) is a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to the advancement of nanotechnology through innovations in systems theory and control engineering. The primary research goal of the lab is to develop methodologies, technologies, and the necessary instrumentation for fast and accurate interrogation and manipulation of matter at the nanoscale. LDCN’s multidisciplinary research team pursues a dynamic and active research program that maintains a solid systems and control focus on a variety of emerging applications in nanotechnology.
Current Research Interests
MEMS-Based Z-Axis Nanopositioner for STM
- A 1-DOF z-axis piezoelectric nanopositioner
- Designed and built to replace slow and bulky STM piezotubes
- Batch fabricated to reduce costs
Z-Axis Control in Active AFM Array Microcantilevers
- An on-chip electrothermal actuator to our previously designed microcantilevers
- Equipped with on-chip piezoelectric actuation and piezoelectric differential sensing
Fabrication of silicon-based non-contact AFM microcantilever
- Stiff silicon microcantilevers equipped with on-chip piezoelectric actuation and sensing
- Batch fabricated to reduce costs
Fabrication, Design, and Control of High-Bandwidth Nanopositioning Systems
- Introduction of novel nanopositioning systems into Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM)
- Includes various control schemes to improve the high-speed, high-resolution performance of the system
MEMS Force Sensing with Feedback Control
- MEMS force sensors of varying designs with a movable shuttle suspended by flexures
- Closed-loop control strategies are applied for precise measurement
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University of Texas at Dallas
Engineering and Computer Science West
Room 2.440
838 Franklyn Jenifer Dr
Richardson, TX 75080