The Tennessee Ion Beam Materials Laboratory (TIBML) located on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) main campus and walking distance to downtown Knoxville is a UTK core facility dedicated to fundamental research on ion-solid interactions, ion beam analysis, ion beam modification, and applied research on irradiation effects for nuclear and space applications.
The TIBML is currently equipped with a 3 MV NEC tandem accelerator, two ion sources, four beamlines, and five endstations that provide state-of-the-art capabilities. Under the direction of the Director of the Tennessee Ion Beam Materials Laboratory and Associate Professor Khalid Hattar, and TIBML Lab Manager, Dr. Miguel Crespillo, the laboratory is rapidly expanding the TIBML capabilities with the addition of a highly modified JEOL 2100+ Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) with python control (PyJEM), machine learning based analysis capabilities(Theia Scientific), and Automated Crystallographic Orientation Mapping (ACOM). The facility will also be adding in the near future a 300 kV ion implanter, two low energy ion guns (5 and 20 kV), and a in-situ nanomechanical capability.