Facilities/Services

Fluorescence Spectrometer

Edinburgh Instruments FS5 Spectrofluorometer (150 W xenon arc lamp)

Spectral Coverage – Excitation 230 nm – 1000 nm, Emission 200 nm – 1010 nm

Available upgrades:

SC-05 Standard cuvette holder (for liquid samples)

SC-10 Solid sample holder

SC-30 Integrating Sphere (for quantum yield measurements)

SC-70: Liquid Nitrogen EPR Dewar

FS5 – TCSPC (for fluorescence lifetime measurements in the picosecond, nanosecond and the lower microsecond (<50 μs) time range)

375 nm Picosecond Pulsed Diode Laser (Typical pulse width 60 ps @ 10 MHz)

450 nm Picosecond Pulsed Diode Laser (Max Average Power 5mW)

808 nm Laser (tunable from 1-2500mW)

980 nm Laser (tunable from 1-2000 mW) 

1550 nm Laser (tunable from 1-3400mW) 

Fluorescence Spectrometer

Perkin Elmer LS-55 Fluorescence Spectrometer (150 W xenon arc lamp) 

Spectral Coverage – Excitation 200 nm – 800 nm, Emission 200 nm – 900 nm

Available upgrades:

Standart Cuvette and Solid Sample Holder Measuring Cup 

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

Edinburgh Instruments DS5 dual beam spectrophotometer

Spectral range: 190 - 1100 nm

Spectral bandwidth: 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 4.0 nm

Detector: Silicon Photodiode

Light source: Tungsten Halogen and Deuterium Arc Lamps

Available upgrades: 

Glass Filter Holder: Designed for measuring the transmittance/absorbance of glass samples or filters. Sample dimensions up to 55 mm x 100 mm with 5 mm thickness can be accepted.

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

PG T80+ double beam spectrophotometer 

Spectral range: 190 - 1100 nm

Spectral bandwidth: 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 nm

Detector: Silicon Photodiode

Light source: Tungsten Halogen and Deuterium Arc Lamps

Heated Solid Transmission Accessory 

Pike Heated Solid Transmission Accessory with liquid recirculator 

linked to PG T80+ spectrophotometer and Edinburgh FS5 Spectrofluorometer 

working temperature: room temperature to 300 °C

LED Solar Simulator

VeraSol-2 LED Solar Simulator

Simulator Class: Class AAA

Lamp Type: LED

Output Beam Size: 2 inch x 2 inch (50.8 mm x 50.8 mm)

Typical Output Power: 0.1 to 110 mW/cm² (0.1 to 1.1 SUN) - Adjustable

Working Distance: 8 inch (203 mm)

Sourcemeter & Electrometer

Keithley 2410 Sourcemeter 

Keithley 6514 Electrometer  

linked to a Faraday cage

measurements can be done from room temperature to 200 °C

Hardness Tester 

DHV-1000(Z) Micro Vickers Hardness Tester 

Test forces: (10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 500, 1000) gf - (0.098, 0.246, 0.49, 0.98, 1.96, 2.94, 4.90, 9.80) N

Dwell Time of the test forces: (5-60)s

Testing Field: 1HV-2967HV

Amplification of the microscope: 100x, 400x

Light Source: Halogen Lamp