Characterization Equipment

Characterization of new materials is vital to understanding fundamental properties of compounds/polymers. Our lab includes a wide variety of instruments that allow determination of opto-electronic properties. See below for equipment details.

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e-DAQ Potentiostat with e-corder 410 Data Translator

• Measures electrochemical oxidation and reduction potential of samples.
• Solution and thin-film measurement capabilities.

You will need:

• Working electrodes
• Ionic solution of choice (we recommend you speak to a lab member for details)

Shimadzu UV-1800 Spectrophotometer

• Measures absorbance of samples with sensitivity between 190 – 1100 nm with up to 0.1 nm resolution.
• Solution and thin-film measurement capabilities.

You will need:

• Quartz cuvettes (recommended)
• Solvent

Varian CARY-Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer

• Measures photoluminescence of solution-state samples with sensitivity up to 900 nm.

You will need:

• Quartz cuvettes (recommended)
• Solvent