OUR FACILITIES
Tools for every step
From making materials to understanding how and why they work.
In our lab
Lutz Hall, Room 312 and Ernst Hall, Room 206.
CREATE MATERIALS
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Pyrolysis reactor
Converts feedstocks at high temperature under a controlled atmosphere.
CVD reactor
Deposits materials from the vapor phase.
Synthesis oven
Catalyst synthesis, with an added agitator for mixing.
Vigor glovebox
Stores moisture- and oxygen-sensitive materials.
Film coater
Makes polymer and ceramic films of adjustable thickness.
Calendering machine
Compresses films to control thickness and porosity.
DRIVE AND TEST REACTIONS
High-voltage power supply
Powers our plasma experiments, up to 30 kV.
Light source
Drives our photochemical experiments.
Autolab potentiostat and battery testers
Electrochemical characterization and cell stability on 40 channels.
UNDERSTAND REACTIONS AND MATERIALS
Agilent 7690B GC/MS-FID
Identifies and quantifies reaction products.
Agilent 1100 HPLC-RID/DAD
Separates and measures compounds in solution.
JASCO 4700 FTIR with DRIFTS
In-situ characterization of powders, films and liquids.
Nâ‚‚ adsorption/desorption analyzer
Measures surface area and pore structure.
Chemisorption system
Probes active sites with H₂-TPR and NH₃-TPD.
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer
Measures carbon content in the aqueous samples
Shared facilities we use
Bruker D8 XRD
Thermo-VG XPS
Renishaw inVia Raman
Anton Paar Rheometer
SURFACE AND ACTIVE SITES
STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION
MICROSCOPY
SEM with EDAX EDS
TEM with EDAX EDS
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THERMAL ANALYSIS
Micromeritics TriStar 3000
Micromeritics ChemiSorb 2720
TA High-Res TGA 2950
TA DSC 2910