This semiconducting material is a candidate for high power, high temperature applications.
Research facilities are extensive- on campus and off.
Materials Science laboratories and department offices are headquartered in the Engineering Building, with over 30,000 square feet of lab space. The department also shares facilities with other local colleges. Analytical electron microscopy is well served by a digitally controlled Philips CM12 scanning transmission electron microscope, complete with EDX and parallel-reading EELS facilities. Each lab in the department offers an array of specialized equipment. In addition, an in vacuo FTIR spectrometer has been acquired as part of a new DOE funded program in radionuclide decontamination of metallic surfaces.