Facilities

Resources within Fluorinated Materials Group

Air-free synthetic chemistry

One N2 filled MBraun glovebox (O2<1 ppm, H2O<1ppm) for synthetic chemistry; Two Argon filled MBraun glovebox (O2<0.1 ppm, H2O<0.1ppm) for charactierization including electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and lithium battery assemble and testing. Seven Schlenk lines (4 for wet synthetic chemistries inside fume hood and 3 for high vacuum operation)

Electrochemistry characterization lab

This lab equipped with an Argon filled MBraun glovebox (O2<0.1 ppm, H2O<0.1ppm) with five electrical feedthroughs for electrochemical testing inside the glovebox. Four PAR 273A/273 potentiostat/galvanostat are located both left and right of the glovebox and one Autolab PGSTAT 302 potentiostat/galvanostat is located far right from the glovebox, behind the PAR 273A rack. All of them can be used the same time for electrochemistry testing inside the glovebox. Also on the very left, there is a Faradic cage, another PAR 273, a PINE RRDE system used for aqueous solution electrochemistry. Very far left in the picture is one of the fume hoods for air sensitive chemistry with high vacuum Schlenk line inside.

From left: PINE RRDE system, two PAR 273A in an instrument rack, MBruan glovebox, PAR 273 and PAR 273A in an instrument rack, Schlenk line for electrochemistry in the fume hood.

All four PAR 273 and 273A potentiostats/galvanostats connected to the Argon glovebox.

Left: Autolab PGSTAT 302N potentiostat/galvanostat connected to the N2 glovebox. It is capable for Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), ultra-fast scan.

(>250 kV/s), fA current detection, and bipotentiostat function to control the RRDE experiment. Right: Autolab PGSTAT 302 potentiostat/galvanostat connected to the Argon glovebox.

Another PINE RRDE electrochemistry system (left) and an analog PAR 173/175/179 electrochemistry system (right). Bipotentiostat (analog system); Spectroelectrochemical cells (UV-vis-NIR and FTIR);

New Arbin 32 channels battery testing system with Gramy EIS capability integrated with a MBruan glovebox for lithium battery assemble and testing.

Solar cell and OFET assemble and testing

IPCE testing system for organic solar cells (OSCs) and DSSCs (Newport Corporation) and I-V testing system for OSCs and OLEDs to measure efficiency.

Computer-controlled Agilent 6655A DC power supply and 34410A multimeters; Computer-controlled OFET testing system: Keithley 2612B SourceMeter SMU Instrument, 2-Channels, (100fA, 200V, 1.5A DC/10A Pulse) with built in OFET testing program.

Solid state materials processing