JC 04-26-1127 - Laser Floating Zone Furnace for High-Quality Quantum Material Crystal Gro

Description: McMaster University is seeking a one-time purchase of a five-beam Laser Floating Zone (LFZ) furnace to grow novel quantum materials, including heavy transition metal compounds and superconductor cuprates. The required system must melt refractory materials up to approximately 3400°C with high precision and minimal thermal stress, provide evaporation management and automated temperature feedback, and produce crack-free, high-purity single crystals for advanced condensed matter physics research; partial bids are not accepted. The MERX posting states, verbatim, Publication: 2026/08/05 09:45:55 AM EDT, Closing Date: 2026/09/08 02:00:00 PM EDT, and Grant: No.