Instruments by Function
Imaging听provides surface spatial information. This could be morphological as in the case of scanning probe microscopy or chemical as in the case of Raman microscopy.
Elemental analysis听provides information about the various elements present in a sample as in the case of laser ablation mass spectrometry and in some cases the oxidation state as in the case of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Identification听of a material often requires information about atomic arrangement as in the case of x-ray diffraction or chemical bonding as in the case of infrared or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Thin film & nanoparticle characterization听can provide information of thickness and size. For example, dynamic light scattering will provide average particle size of particles in a suspension and ellipsometry can provide film thickness and dielectric constant.
Structural information听can be obtained ranging from ordering at the atomic level with standard x-ray diffraction up to larger-scale molecular structures with wide angle x-ray diffraction.
Bulk properties听of materials can be obtain including magnetic properties, dielectric constant, conductivity and hardness.
IMAGING
Electron Microscopy
Hitachi S-4700 FE Scanning Electron Microscope
Comments:听Magnifications up to approx 500,000x, secondary and back-scattered electron image formation, X-ray spectra/mapping (EDS, for Z > 5), digital image acquisition, coating units (gold and carbon).
Contact:听Dr. Eric Moreau, Mechanical Engineering
JEOL JXA-8200 Electron Probe Micro-Analyzer
Contact:听D. J. MacDonald, Robert M. MacKay Electron Microprobe Lab, Earth Sciences
ZEISS/LEO 1455vp Variable Pressure听Scanning Electron Microscope
Comments:听large specimen chamber
Contact:听Dr. Ping Li,听Scientific Imaging Suite,听Department of Biology
FEI, Tecnai 12 Transmission Electron Microscope
Comments:听120 kv; 300 kx; Gatan 832 SC1000 11M pixels (4008 x 2672) CCD camera听
Contact:听Dr. Ping Li,听Scientific Imaging Suite,听Department of Biology
Optical Microscopy
Optical Microscope
Comments:听up to 1000x, bright/dark field, polarized light, interference contrast, Nemarski contrast, oil immersion lenses, Polaroid, 35 mm and digital image acquisition (black and white).
Contact:听Dr. Kevin Plucknett, Mechanical Engineering
Keyence VK-X1000 - 3D Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (CLSM) 听
Comments: Non-contact profile, roughness and film thickness measurements, nanometer resolution, material and shape independent. Fully automatic measurement and analysis.
Contact:听Dr. Eric Moreau, Mechanical Engineering
LSM-410-Carl Zeiss Confocal laser scanning microscope
Comments: ; fluorescence (3 laser lines: 488nm, 568nm, 647nm), optical sectioning, digital imaging, 3D reconstruction, inverted microscope
Contact:听Dr. Ping Li,听Scientific Imaging Suite, Department of Biology
Other
Bruker Bioscope Catalyst Atomic Force Microscope with Horiba Raman Spectrometer
Comments:听100 microns XY scanner; 22 microns Z-range.
Contact:听Dr. Laurent Kreplak, Physics & Atmospheric Science
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS
Hitachi S-4700 FE Scanning Electron Microscope
Comments:听Magnifications up to approx 30,000x, secondary and back-scattered electron image formation, X-ray spectra/mapping (EDS, for Z > 5), Polaroid and digital image acquisition, coating units (gold and carbon).
Contact:听Dr. Eric Moreau, Mechanical Engineering
JEOL JXA-8200 Electron Probe Micro-Analyzer
Contact:听D. J. MacDonald, Robert M. MacKay Electron Microprobe Lab, Earth Sciences
VG Microtech MultiLab ESCA 2000 X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS)
Contact:听Andrew George, Physics and Atmospheric Science
Bruker Compact QTOF Mass Spectrometer
Comments:听m/z range of 20-39000; ESI, APCI, APPI, Solid probe and Captive spray sources.
Contact:听Xiao Feng,听Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Chemistry
IDENTIFICATION
Nicolet NXR 9650 FT-Raman spectrometer
Comment:听Nd: YVO4听1064 nm laser; spectral range: 4000 cm-1听to 50 cm-1;听variable temperature cell (-150 to 150 掳C);听depolarization accessory.
Contact:听Mike Johnson
VG Microtech MultiLab ESCA 2000 X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS)
Contact:听Andrew George, Physics and Atmospheric Science
Bruker听AV-III 700 MHz NMR spectrometer
Comments:听; multi-nuclear NMR for solids, range from 87Sr -31P, H/F, for 2.5mm, 3.2mm and 4mm rotors with dual and triple resonance MAS probe heads.听
Contact:听Dr. Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger,听), Chemistry
Bruker Avance DSX 400 NMR spectrometer
Comments:听; multi-nuclear NMR for solids, range from 15N -31P, H/F, for 2.5mm, 4mm and 7mm rotors with dual and triple resonance MAS probe heads, and wideline capabilities.
Contact:听Dr. Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger,听),听Chemistry
Bruker AV 300 NMR spectrometer
Comments:听;听multinuclear NMR of liquids.
Contact:听Dr. Mike Lumsden,听),听Chemistry
Bruker AV 500 NMR spectrometer
Comments:听; multinuclear听NMR of liquids.
Contact:听Dr. Mike Lumsden,听),听Chemistry
Bruker micTOF Mass spectrometer
Comments:听APCI/MS, ESI/MS,听LC/MS with either APCI or ESI,听and high-resolution ESI or APCI, accurate mass determination.听
Contact:听Xiao Feng,听Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Chemistry
Bruker Compact QTOF Mass Spectrometer
Comments:听m/z range of 20-39000; ESI, APCI, APPI, Solid probe and Captive spray sources.
Contact:听Xiao Feng,听Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Chemistry
VG/Micromass Quattro Mass spectrometer
Comments:听triple quadrupole mass spectrometer; EI/MS, CI/MS, APCI/MS, ESI/MS, GC/MS with either EI or CI, LC/MS with either APCI or ESI, MS/MS.
Contact:听Xiao Feng,听Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Chemistry
AB SCIEX API 2000 QTRAP Mass Spectrometer
Comments:听triple quadrupole;听
Contact:听Xiao Feng,听Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Chemistry
Thermo Finnigan LCQ Duo Mass spectrometer
Comments:听Ion Trap mass spectrometer; APCI/MS, ESI/MS, flow injection MS with either APCI or ESI, LC/MS with either APCI or ESI, MS/MS.
Contact:听Xiao Feng,听Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Chemistry
THIN FILM & NANOCHARACTERIZATION
VG Microtech MultiLab ESCA 2000 X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS)
Contact:听Andrew George, Physics and Atmospheric Science
STRUCTURAL INFORMATION
Bruker D8 Advance High Speed X-ray Diffractometer
Comments:听听[PDF - 128kB]
Contact:听Dr. Zoheir Farhat, Mechanical Engineering
Siemens D500 Powder X-ray Diffractometer
Comments:听structural analysis of powdered samples (4K to room temperature).
Contact:听Andy George, Physics & Atmospheric Science
Powder x-ray diffraction and JCPDS datafile
Contact:听Dr. Jeff Dahn, Physics & Atmospheric Science
Bruker听Avance 700 MHz NMR spectrometer
Comments:听; multi-nuclear NMR for solids, range from 87Sr -31P, H/F, for 2.5mm, 3.2mm and 4mm rotors with dual and triple resonance MAS probe heads.听
Contact:听Dr. Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger,听), Chemistry
Bruker Avance DSX 400 NMR spectrometer
Comments:听; multi-nuclear NMR for solids, range from 15N -31P, H/F, for 2.5mm, 4mm and 7mm rotors with dual and triple resonance MAS probe heads, and wideline capabilities.
Contact:听Dr. Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger,听),听Chemistry
Bruker AV 300 NMR spectrometer
Comments:听;听multinuclear NMR of liquids.
Contact:听Dr. Mike Lumsden,听),听Chemistry
Bruker AV 500 NMR spectrometer
Comments:听multinuclear听NMR of liquids.
Contact:听Dr. Mike Lumsden,听),听Chemistry
Bruker AV-III 700 MHz spectrometer
Comments:听5 mm and 1.7 mm TCI cryoprobes
Contact:听Dr. Mike Lumsden,听),听Chemistry
BULK PROPERTIES
JD Lemmens Grindosonic
Comments:听measures the elastic propoerties of a wide range of materials
Contact:听Dr. Farid Taheri, Mechanical Engineering
Bruker D8 Advance High Speed X-ray Diffractometer
Comments:听听[PDF - 128kB]
Contact:听Dr. Zoheir Farhat, Mechanical Engineering
Siemens D500 Powder X-ray Diffractometer
Comments:听structural analysis of powdered samples (4K to room temperature).
Contact:听Andy George, Physics & Atmospheric Science
Powder x-ray diffraction and JCPDS datafile
Contact:听Dr. Jeff Dahn, Physics & Atmospheric Science
TA Instrument Q200听Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Comments:听Temperature range of -170藲C to 500藲C
Contact:听Mike Johnson
Netzsch LFA 427 High Temperature Laser Flash Thermal Diffusivity Apparatus
Contact:听Dr.听Stephen Corbin,听Mechanical Engineering
Bruker听Avance 700 MHz NMR spectrometer
Comments:听; multi-nuclear NMR for solids, range from 87Sr -31P, H/F, for 2.5mm, 3.2mm and 4mm rotors with dual and triple resonance MAS probe heads.听
Contact:听Dr. Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger,听), Chemistry
Bruker Avance DSX 400 NMR spectrometer
Comments: multi-nuclear NMR for solids, range from 15N -31P, H/F, for 2.5mm, 4mm and 7mm rotors with dual and triple resonance MAS probe heads, and wideline capabilities.
Contact:听Dr. Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger,听),听Chemistry
Netzsch 404 F1 Pegasus Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Comments:听Pt furnace (RT to 1500掳C), Turbomolecular vacuum pump + high purity inert gasses
Contact:听Dr. Eric Moreau, Mechanical Engineering
Netzsch 427 Laser Flash Apparatus
Comments:SiC furnace (RT to 1550 掳C), Turbomolecular vacuum pump + high purity inert gasses. Full melting capabilities.
Contact:听Dr. Eric Moreau, Mechanical Engineering听
Netzsch STA 449 F1 Simultaneous Thermal Analyser (Differential Scanning Calorimetry + Thermogravimetric Analysis) with GCMS
Comments:听SiC furnace RT to 1550 C and Silver furnace -120 to 675 C. In-line Agilent technologies 7820A gas chromatography + 5975 mass spectrometer for evolved gas analysis.听 Contact:听Dr. Eric Moreau, Mechanical Engineering听
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