{"id":599,"date":"2025-04-07T17:11:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/?page_id=599"},"modified":"2026-09-08T19:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:04:16","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Notebook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"599\" class=\"elementor elementor-599\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-76fd93f5 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76fd93f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe14b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe14b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;border-left-color: #ffc904;border-left-width: 5px;background-color: #f6f7f9;margin-bottom: 2.5rem;padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee1c83c7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size: 1.12rem\">Milestones, new hardware, conference trips, and the occasional group outing. What the APD Lab has actually been up to!<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><p><ul class=\"list-unstyled wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-group-news\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/08\/21\/welcome-stuart-and-dalton\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4220-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Welcome Stuart and Dalton\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4220-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4220-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4220-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4220-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4220-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/08\/21\/welcome-stuart-and-dalton\/\" target=\"_self\" >Welcome Stuart and Dalton<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-21T19:26:02+00:00\">August 21, 2026<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Kicking off the semester with a group dinner!<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/08\/21\/welcome-stuart-and-dalton\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-group-news\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/07\/30\/goodbye-timmy\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4124-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Goodbye Timmy!\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4124-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4124-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4124-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4124-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4124-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/07\/30\/goodbye-timmy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Goodbye Timmy!<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-30T13:07:18+00:00\">July 30, 2026<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Goodbye Timmy, and good luck at Columbia!<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/07\/30\/goodbye-timmy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-785 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conferences\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/07\/14\/biridiana-presents-at-icmbe-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4003-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Biridiana presents at ICMBE 2026\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4003-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4003-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4003-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4003-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_4003-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/07\/14\/biridiana-presents-at-icmbe-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Biridiana presents at ICMBE 2026<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-14T16:49:16+00:00\">July 14, 2026<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Biridiana gives a presentation on her PbSe-on-InP work.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/07\/14\/biridiana-presents-at-icmbe-2026\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-791 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conferences\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/06\/24\/mark-and-biridiana-present-at-emc-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_9776-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mark and Biridiana present at EMC 2026\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_9776-copy.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_9776-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_9776-copy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_9776-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_9776-copy-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/06\/24\/mark-and-biridiana-present-at-emc-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mark and Biridiana present at EMC 2026<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-24T13:17:49+00:00\">June 24, 2026<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mark and Biridiana present at EMC 2026 on their work. Mark discussed his efforts on nanostructured PbSe for enhanced luminescence. Biridiana discussed her work focused on nPbSe\/NGaAs photodetectors.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/06\/24\/mark-and-biridiana-present-at-emc-2026\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-783 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-group-news\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/05\/29\/goodbye-vivien\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3852.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Goodbye Vivien!\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3852.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3852-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3852-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3852-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3852-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/05\/29\/goodbye-vivien\/\" target=\"_self\" >Goodbye Vivien!<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-29T08:30:04+00:00\">May 29, 2026<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Goodbye hotpot for Vivien. Good luck at UW Madison &mdash; we are very happy you are staying with MBE&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/05\/29\/goodbye-vivien\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-781 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-results\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/03\/10\/honing-aln-growth\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3554-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Honing AlN growth\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3554-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3554-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3554-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3554-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3554-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/03\/10\/honing-aln-growth\/\" target=\"_self\" >Honing AlN growth<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T17:41:17+00:00\">March 10, 2026<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In-situ image of AlN during an Al polishing step.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/03\/10\/honing-aln-growth\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-777 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-results\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/01\/07\/growth-of-pbse-on-inp\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3277-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Growth of PbSe on InP\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3277-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3277-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3277-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3277-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3277-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/01\/07\/growth-of-pbse-on-inp\/\" target=\"_self\" >Growth of PbSe on InP<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-07T18:26:37+00:00\">January 7, 2026<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In-situ image of PbSe growing on an InP substrate. Manuscript coming soon!<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/01\/07\/growth-of-pbse-on-inp\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-765 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-results\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/01\/02\/first-junk-growth\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1525\" height=\"1085\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3249.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"First PL from PbSe on GaAs!\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3249.png 1525w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3249-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3249-1024x729.png 1024w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3249-768x546.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/01\/02\/first-junk-growth\/\" target=\"_self\" >First PL from PbSe on GaAs!<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-02T12:27:04+00:00\">January 2, 2026<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">First photoluminescence from PbSe on GaAs in a mixed III-V\/IV-VI MBE system.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2026\/01\/02\/first-junk-growth\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-772 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lab-buildout\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/12\/26\/junk-growth\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3218-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Junk growth\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3218-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3218-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3218-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_3218-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/12\/26\/junk-growth\/\" target=\"_self\" >Junk growth<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-26T12:53:27+00:00\">December 26, 2025<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tangelo&rsquo;s first cell outgassing (i.e. junk growth) was performed. We are ready to grow!<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/12\/26\/junk-growth\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-639 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/04\/04\/ucf-reach-for-the-stars\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/LN-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UCF Reach for the Stars\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/LN-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/LN-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/LN-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/LN-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/LN-2-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/04\/04\/ucf-reach-for-the-stars\/\" target=\"_self\" >UCF Reach for the Stars<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-04T12:00:55+00:00\">April 4, 2025<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Leland won a 2025 UCF Reach for the Stars Award<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/04\/04\/ucf-reach-for-the-stars\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-642 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lab-buildout\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/04\/03\/sources-installed-on-the-gen-ii\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sources installed on the Gen II\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1310.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1310-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1310-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1310-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/04\/03\/sources-installed-on-the-gen-ii\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sources installed on the Gen II<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-03T12:00:56+00:00\">April 3, 2025<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Effusion cells and sources installed on the Gen II system.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/04\/03\/sources-installed-on-the-gen-ii\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-635 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lab-buildout\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:420px\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/03\/03\/rewiring-some-large-cables\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1092.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rewiring some large cables&#8230;\" style=\"border-radius:8px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1092.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1092-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1092-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/09\/IMG_1092-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><h2 style=\"font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.35;margin-top:0.7rem;margin-bottom:0.3rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/03\/03\/rewiring-some-large-cables\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rewiring some large cables&#8230;<\/a><\/h2><div style=\"color:#5b6167;font-size:0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-03T12:00:04+00:00\">March 3, 2025<\/time><\/div><div style=\"font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:0.5rem\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The group got to learn how fun it is trying to fit multiple large diameter wires in a small conduit.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/apd\/2025\/03\/03\/rewiring-some-large-cables\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-cfe5ce44 wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\"><div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-1-page=2\">2<\/a><\/div><a href=\"\/apd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/599?query-1-page=2\" 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