Welcome to the Münster Nanofabrication Facility

a DFG Core Facility

The MNF is a state-of-the-art, 300 nanofabrication and nanoanalytics machine park classified from ISO 5 to 7. Located at the University of Münster, we provide nanostructuring and nanofabrication technologies for an interdisciplinary research community of scientists and engineers in physics, chemistry, earth sciences and biology, both within and outside the university.

If you are interested in exploring advanced nanofabrication and nanoanalytics techniques, the MNF is here for you.

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Shabnam Taheriniya awarded Infineon Doctoral Prize

Physicist Dr. Shabnam Taheriniya has been awarded the Infineon Doctoral Prize 2024, endowed with 3000 euros, for her excellent doctoral thesis at the University of Münster. For her dissertation in Professor Gerhard Wilde's working group at the Institute of Materials Physics, she investigated the inner interfaces in a new class of materials known as high-entropy alloys, analyzing the mixture of high-entropy alloys with different crystal structures forced by intensive plastic deformation. Dr. Taheriniya also investigated the behavior of the materials under irradiation with fast, heavy ions as well as their microstructure and the inner interfaces and their magnetic behavior using transmission electron microscopy methods in the Münster Nanofabrication Facility (MNF).

The Department of Physics at the University of Münster awards the Infineon Doctoral Prize annually together with Infineon AG.

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Marcel Schumacher Winner
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SEM Image Contest

Marcel Schumacher won first place in the ZEISS-sponsored SEM image contest on MNF Day for his image"Would you like a slice of nano cheese?

MNF Day 2023

History of the MNF

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The first cleanroom at the University of Münster was established in the Center for NanoTechnology (CeNTech) in 2003. Following the University's expanding presence in nanoscience, this original facility required significant upgrades to meet the needs of researchers and remain competitive with peer institutions.

Through the approval of the Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN) research program, the WWU received a multi-million euro investment, including a capital equipment upgrade and several large instrument grants. In 2017 the MNF expanded into brand new cleanroom facilities in the SoN building.

Supporting its full transformation into the Münster Nanofabrication Facility (MNF), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) provided funding in 2020 to establish the MNF as a core university facility providing services for university members and external users.