QNC-MBE Facility

Veeco GEN10 MBE system installed in QNC
Design, grow, and characterize advanced III–V semiconductor heterostructures with atomic precision using state-of-the-art MBE facilities.
Close up of cluster tool and robot
Where automation meets atomic precision: the GEN10 cluster module robot.
Prof. Wasilewski discussing science with one of his students
Train in atomic-scale MBE growth under world-class mentorship, contributing to real quantum technologies from day one.
HRXRD for wafer analysis
Fully automated, high-resolution X-ray diffraction system supporting both routine materials characterization and advanced structural studies
Close up of cluster tool and robot
Hands-free, automated wafer transfer inside the cluster tool—supporting precision and repeatability.


Welcome to QNC-MBE Facility and Zbig's Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) research group. We aim to grow the most advanced III-V compound semiconductor nanostructures that will enable the technologies of the future. Please navigate through the left side bar to get to know us better.

Zbigniew Wasilewski

Professor, Research Chair in Nanotechnology, and Director of the QNC-MBE Facility

Dr. Zbigniew (Zbig) Wasilewski is internationally renowned for his contributions to molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and to the development of quantum-dot and quantum-well photonic devices, including terahertz quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). His work also spans quantum structures and devices based on high-mobility two-dimensional electron gases, such as lateral few-electron quantum dot circuits—potential building blocks for future quantum computers.

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Professor Zbig Wasilewski won the 2019 MBE Innovator Award

Professor Zbig Wasilewski, the Principal Investigator (PI) of the QNC-MBE group, has been awarded the MBE Innovator Award at the 35th North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE 2019) in Ketchum, USA. The MBE Innovator Award is to recognize individuals whose innovative work has significantly advanced the field of MBE. Prof. Wasilewski was honored

Group photo of best student poster award winners
Thursday, August 1, 2019

Ida Sadeghi and Peyton Shi won the Best Student Poster Awards at the CSSTC 2019 Conference

Ida Sadeghi and Peyton Shi, PhD students in the QNC-MBE group, won the Best Student Poster Awards at the 19th Canadian Semiconductor Science and Technology Conference held at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada.

Congratulations, Ida and Peyton!

Chris with two other students accepting the best student talk award
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Chris Deimert won the Best Student Preseantation Award at the NAMBE 2018 Conference

Chris Deimert, a PhD student in the QNC-MBE group, has been awarded the Best Student Presentation Award at the 34th North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE 2018) in Banff, Canada for his presentation titled "Continuously-Graded Parabolic Quantum Wells in AlG

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