{"id":95,"date":"2011-02-04T14:01:56","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T19:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/pml\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:18:10","slug":"pml","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/sharedfacilities\/pml\/","title":{"rendered":"Precision Measurement Laboratory (PML)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0650--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0650-\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2941 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0650--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0650--100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The Precision Measurement Laboratory is a shared-use, core facility dedicated to the characterization of materials using scanning and surface probe microscopies. It also provides capabilities for examination of topographical features using optical laser interferometry profiling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Address: <\/strong>8 Saint Mary&#8217;s St., Rooms B-19, B10 &amp; B-25, Boston, MA 02215<br \/>\n<strong>Contact: <\/strong>Alexey Nikiforov, <a href=\"mailto:alnik@bu.edu\">alnik@bu.edu<\/a>, Tel: (617) 353-9045<\/p>\n<p>To receive training or help: Please fill in the following: <a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/2023\/04\/Research-Application-Form.docx\">Research Application Form<\/a> and submit it to a lab manager.<br \/>\nTo access our facilities online management (FOM) system, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pho-core.bu.edu\/fom\/\">https:\/\/pho-core.bu.edu\/fom\/<\/a>.<br \/>\nTo request cardkey access to our facilities, visit:<span>\u00a0<\/span><span><a data-outlook-id=\"f6aa7c57-8a4e-4a05-874d-31f2ef2220d2\" data-linkindex=\"0\" title=\"https:\/\/ccure-portal.bu.edu\/ccureportal\/login\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ccure-portal.bu.edu\/ccureportal\/login\">https:\/\/<span data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"markjktppry7l\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">ccure<\/span>-portal.bu.edu\/<span data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"markjktppry7l\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">ccure<\/span>portal\/login<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do not ask NPGS EBL training without learning Phenom SEM.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-table\">\n<table width=\"1137\" height=\"183\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Instrument<\/th>\n<th>SOP and Training Videos<\/th>\n<th>Contact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/zeiss-supra-40-vp-high-vacuum-fe-sem\/\">Zeiss<\/a> Supra40 NPGS<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/Supra40_NPGS_SOP_2024.pdf\">SOP<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/2019\/11\/Zeiss-Supra-40VP.pdf\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Alexey Nikiforov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"second\">\n<td>Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/zeiss-supra-55-vp-high-vacuum-field-emission-scanning-electron-microscope-fe-sem\/\">Zeiss<\/a> Supra 55VP<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/Supra-55VP.pdf\">SOP<\/a><a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/Supra-55VP-1.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Supra-55VP.pdf\"><\/a><a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/2022\/10\/Supra-55VP_SOP.pdf\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Alexey Nikiforov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"second\">\n<td>Phenom PROX Desktop SEM with EDS<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/2023\/10\/ThermoFisher.pdf\">ThermoFisher<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/Phenom_SOP.pdf\">SOP<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/desktop-sem-tutorials\/\">Training Video<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Alexey Nikiforov<br \/>\nArthur Shih<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Atomic Force Microscope<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/bruker-dimension-3000-atomic-force-microscope-afm\/\">Bruker<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/AFM_SOP_2024.pdf\">SOP<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Alexey Nikiforov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interferometric\u00a0 Surface Profiler<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/Zygo-Ametek.pdf\">Zygo Ametek<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/Zygo.pdf\">SOP<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Alexey Nikiforov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sputter Coater<br \/>\nCressington 108<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/Cressington-108-1.pdf\">SOP<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Alexey Nikiforov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carbon Evaporator<br \/>\nCressington CarbonCoater<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/CarbonCoater_SOP_2024.pdf\">SOP<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Alexey Nikiforov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agilent CARY5000<br \/>\nAgilent<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/CARY5000_SOP_2024.pdf\">SOP<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Alexey Nikiforov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bruker Optics FTIR<br \/>\nBruker Optics<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/photonics\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/FTIR_SOP_2024.pdf\">SOP<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Arthur Shih<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lumicks C-Trap Optical Tweezer<br \/>\nLumicks<\/td>\n<td>TBD<\/td>\n<td>Arthur Shih<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Precision Measurement Laboratory is a shared-use, core facility dedicated to the characterization of materials using scanning and surface probe microscopies. 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