QNC-MBE Facility

Veeco GEN10 MBE system installed in QNC
GEN10: state-of-the-art molecular beam epitaxy tool.
Close up of cluster tool and robot
Close look at the robot inside the GEN10 cluster module
Prof. Wasilewski discussing science with one of his students
Prof. Wasilewski discussing MBE with one of his students.
HRXRD for wafer analysis
Fully automated high-resolution x-ray diffraction system: from routine characterization to sophisticated studies.
Close up of cluster tool and robot
Wafer transfers done by robot inside cluster tool.


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

Prof. Zbig Wasilewski is internationally renowned for his contributions to the field of Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), quantum-dot and quantum-well photonic devices.

News

Scanning electron microscope image of a terahertz quantum cascade laser device.
Monday, November 2, 2020

Our terahertz quantum cascade laser (THz-QCL) device establishes a world record

In collaboration with Professor Qing Hu'sresearch group from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA, our research team recently demonstrated terahertz quantum cascade lasers (THz QCLs) that established a world record for high-temperature operation.

Friday, July 25, 2025

Electrical and computer engineering PhD student, Trevor Blaikie, selected winner of the NAMBE 2024 Best Journal Paper Award

Electrical and computer engineering PhD student, Trevor Blaikie, has been selected as the winner of the NAMBE 2024 Best Journal Paper Award. Trevor’s research, supervised by Dr. Zbig Wasilewski, earned top recognition for the paper titled “Optimizing GaAs/AlGaAs growth on GaAs (111)B for enhanced nonlinear efficiency in quantum optical metasurfaces.”

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

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