ULTRAFAST LASERS

Femtosecond Ti-Sapphire
Regenerative Amplifier.

SCANNING TUNNELING/
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES

Molecular Imaging

ULTRAHIGH
VACUUM CHAMBERS

CHI 600C Electrochemical
Workstation

Measurement scales:
Potential range:±10 V
Current range: 0.1 A ~ pA

Princeton Potentiostat
Model 273A

Measurement scales:
Potential range:±10 V
Current range: 1 A ~ 100 nA

Omni-101
Microprocessor-Controlled
Potentiostat

Measurement scales:
Potential range:
Current range: 0.1 A ~ 100 nA

Electron Probe, X-Ray
Microanalyzer
(JEOL, JXA-733)

PHE101M Multi-Wavelength
Ellipsometer

LABRITORY FACILITIES: PHYSICAL SPACE

• Renovated Laser Laboratory space (Laser lab >100 m2) provides temperature, humidity and dust control for state-of-the-art laser facility.
• Renovated microscopy laboratory provides temperature, humidity and dust control for state-of-the-art microscopy (AFM, STM).
• Renovated wet chemistry laboratories with Nanopure water supplies.
  

MATERIALS RESEARCH FACILITY (MRF) *New

The Materials Research Facility provides a centralized location for analytical instrumentation to support faculty research efforts in the College of Science and Technology. Located in Beury Hall, this facility houses three X-Ray Diffractometers, Microprobe, TEM and Raman Mass Spectrometer.

Instrumentation

XRD Bruker Apex II DUO	XRD Bruker D8 Discover	XRD Rigaku
JEOL JEM-1400 TEM	JEOL 733 Electron Microscope	Jasco Ventuno Raman Spectrometer

DEPARTMENTAL & UNIVERSITY FACILITIES

The equipment in the Department is generally available for use by all graduate students and faculty. Usually, it is maintained by a particular research group or one of the Departmental Technicians. The operation and care of the equipment is considered integral to the education of graduate students.

1. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers

• GE 500 MHz NMR (multinuclear), 2D, variable temperature and Sun workstation for all nuclei.
• QE 300 MHz NMR, 2D, variable temperature for proton and carbon.
• Bruker WM-400 MHz NMR (quad probe), 2D, variable temperature.
• Varian 60 MHz for proton and fluorine.
  
  

2. Infrared Spectrophotometers

• Digilab FTS-40 FT-IR
• Nicolet 670
• Nicolet 20SX FT-IR variable temperature.
• Mattson Cygnus 100 FT-IR with mid, near and far IR optics
• Mattson 4020 and 4040 FT-IT spectrometers for routine midrange use (3)
  
  

3. Mass Spectrometers

• Hewlett-Packard 6890 GC-MS
• Hewlett-Packard 5995c GC-MS
  
  

4. Ultraviolet-Near IR  Spectrometers

• Hewlett-Packard 8450 (UV/VIS)
• Perkin Elmer 330 variable temperature with P-E 3600 Data Station (UV/VIS)
• Perkin Elmer P4 (UV/VIS)
• Jasco V570 (UV-VIS-NIR)
  
  

5. Raman Spectrometers

• Laser Raman Spectrometer with microprobe and variable temperature attachments
• FT-Raman Spectrometer with variable temperature and pressure attachments.
  
  

6. Fluorescence Spectrometers

• Molecular Fluorescence Spectrometer MPF66
• Jobin Yvon Fluoromax2
• Jasco FP-750
• PTI Fluorescence Spectrometer
  
  

7. Gas Chromatographs

• Buck Scientific 910 (polar column)
• Buck Scientific 910 (nonpolar column)
  
  

8. Atomic Absorption/Emission Spectrophotometers

• Buck Scientific Atomic Absorption/Emission Spectrophotometer (2) Model 200-A
  
  

9. Other Equipment

• Bruker EMX-200R Electron Spin Resonance Spectrometer variable temperature (10K-600K), field frequency controller, programmable gaussmeter and IBM 9000 computer system.
• Enraf Nonius CAD-4 Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer with variable temperature capabilities.
• Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer/Differential Scanning Calorimeter
• Instron model 1122 Mechanical Tester, computer controlled.
  
  

10. Ultrafast Lasers

• In the Mid-Atlantic region, the department has one of the largest collections of ultrafast lasers, based on Ti:sapphire Oscillators and Regenerative Amplifiers, as well as Optical Parametric Amplifiers. These laser are used in CAPR and the Borguet, Dai, Levis, and Stanley groups.

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