| Raman Micro Spectrometer (Renishaw 1000) |
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Important Features
- • Ar ion laser, 514.5 nm
• He-Ne laser, 633 nm
• Semiconductor diode laser, 785 nm
• -70° Centigrade Peltier cooled CCD detector
• XYZ motorized mapping stage
• 100 cm-1 cutoff notch filter
• Magnification up to 1000x (x5, x20, x50, x100 objectives)
• Grams 32 spectral analysis software, and geological spectra
database
• 8000 cm-1 extended scanning range
• 1800 l/mm and 1200 l/mm gratings
• Direct Raman imaging through dielectric filters
• Videocamera and image capture card
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| UV
Raman Microspectrometer |
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Important Features
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Magnifying and Imaging capabilities
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Motorized XYZ stages
- Heating/Freezing stages
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Choice of excitation wavelength (UV,
Visible, near IR, Circular Polarized light)
- 'Easy Confocal' microscopy
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Rapid, non-destructive
- Easy or no sample preparation (solids, liquids, gases)
- High Spectral/Spatial
resolution
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- For more information, contact Dr.
Zhorro Nikolov
- • Billing Rate: University Internal ($40/hour unassisted, $60/hour
assisted), University External ($60/hour unassisted, $85/hour
assisted). Unassisted work is possible only after a training course.
Equipment
Use Form
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| FTIR
Spectrometer with Microscope (Digilab, UMA 600) |
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Important Features
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The advanced optical design eliminates stray light and the
need for redundant aperturing
- Samples can be viewed by
both binocular and video modes
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Infinity corrected, all reflecting optics without the need for dichroics
provides the ultimate in detectability and throughput
- Dual detector
capability equips the microscope with two single point
detectors, an array and a single point detector or dual
focal plane arrays, to minimize the "down time" of detector
changes
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Zoom capability in both visible and IR gives the flexibility to use higher
magnification if necessary without physically changing the objective
- A
motorized aperture gives precise control from either the
computer or the microscope and enhances the ease of use
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Auto focus in both the infrared for sample analysis and in
the visible for video camera assures that the picture you
see or the data you acquire are optimal
- Automated
multi point analysis (AMPA™) allows unattended analysis of
many points on the same samples or many samples on the
sample holder
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- For more information, contact Dr.
Zhorro Nikolov
- Billing Rate: University Internal ($25/hour unassisted, $45/hour
assisted), University External ($30/hour unassisted, $55/hour
assisted). Unassisted work is possible only after a training course.
Equipment
Use Form
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Nano Indenter (MTS) |
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Important Feature
- The Nanoindenter
XP is the first instrument in the world to truly bring ultra-low
load indentation and microhardness testing into the same system.
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With
displacement resolution of < 0.02 nm and load resolution of
50 nN (5.1 5gm), it is perfectly suited for the mechanical
testing of thin films, as well as for studying the hard and
brittle materials response to contact loading.
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Surface Area and Pore Size Analyzer (Quantachrome, Autosorb-1) |
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Important Features
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A fully automated analyzer for surface area and pore size
measurements
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Offers simultaneous analysis and sample preparation
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Low maintenance, vacuum volumetric system with stainless
steel manifold construction
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Speed and precision ensured by MaxiDose™, a proprietary
dosing algorithm
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High sensitivity ensured by multiple pressure transducers,
minimum void volume and accurate coolant level control
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Operates with any non-corrosive adsorbate and a wide variety
of coolants, including slurries
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DoseWizard™ learn mode and InitialFill™ for analysis time
savings of up to 60 percent
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Scanning Electron Microscope |
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Important Features
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High vacuum – 10-7Torr
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Variable vacuum up to 10 Torr
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Peltier cooling stage
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Ability to view “wet” samples
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Spatial resolution: ? 1.75 nm
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Scan Modes: Full Frame, Spot, Line & Partial field
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Multiple sample holders, 16 sample Stubs
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X,Y,Z,R motorized stage
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Digital image storage (floppy, CD/R, network)
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Computer driven SEM
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JEOL 2010F TEM/STEM (Facility at
University of Pennsylvania) |
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Important Features
The JEOL 2010F TEM/STEM is a state-of-the-art field emission
transmission electron microscope with capabilities ranging from
nanobeam and convergent beam diffraction to high resolution
phase contrast, analytical and energy filtered imaging. The
2010F has been optimized for analytical microscopy with a large
solid angle for high X-ray throughput, scanning,
scanning-transmission, and backscattered electron detectors and
a Gatan image filter for energy filtered imaging and electron
energy loss spectroscopy. This combination of analytical
capabilities makes the 2010F an ideal instrument for the
characterization of a wide array of samples, yet the 2010F is
also a very capable high-resolution instrument with a
point-to-point resolution of 0.23 nm.
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JEOL 4000EX Transmission Electron
Microscope (Facility at University of Pennsylvania) |
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Important Features
High resolution imaging of atomic structure is performed on a
JEOL 4000EX Transmission Electron Microscope. The 4000EX is
fully optimized for high resolution phase contrast imaging with
a 1.9A point-to-point spatial resolution and an information pass
limit of 1.4A. The high resolution capabilities of this
microscope are complimented by a high penetrating power due to
the 400 kV accelerating voltage. This combination allows for
high resolution imaging of specimens that are too thick for
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| Tube
Furnaces |
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Important Features
- Our first furnace is a wound tube furnace with a max temp.
of 1200° C with a tube
diameter of 25 mm, and a heated length of 250 mm.
- Our second furnace is a high temperature tube furnace with a
max temp of 1700° C with
tube diameter of 75 mm, and a heated length of 300 mm.
- Our third furnace is a three zone tube furnace with a max temp.
of 1200° C with a tube diameter of 75 mm, and a heated length
of 700 mm.
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Vacuum Furnace (Solar Atmospheres) |
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Important Features
- Pressure up to 10-7 Torr
- Large (7.5” diameter x 14.5” deep) hot zone constructed with
energy efficient graphite insulation allows maximum temperature
of ~ 2200° C with extremely high
temperature uniformity within the zone ( ± 5 F).
- Double wall, water cooled vacuum chamber ensures safety of
the operation. The pneumatically operated, o-ring sealed top cover
offers the convenience and ease of loading.
- Vacuum tight shuttered sight port permits observation of the
work load and the hot zone.
- Experimental parameters (such as pressure or temperature within
the working zone of the vacuum chamber) are continuously monitored
and recorded.
- All controls are housed in a suitable ventilated cabinet. A
graphic representation provide operational status of the furnace’s
systems.
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PCI4/750 Potentiostat/Galvanostat/ZRA |
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Important Features
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The
Potentiostat is fully isolated (electrically) from the host
computer's chassis ground, allowing it to function properly
with earth grounded cells.
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Current
Interrupt and Positive Feedback iR Compensation - no need to
rig your cells with supporting electrolyte or geometric
modifications anymore, Gamry potentiostat and their
controlling software use control loop algorithms to
accurately measure and correct for uncompensated resistance.
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Auxiliary I/O -
The potentiostat allow you to control additional equipment
via additional I/O interfaces.
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DIACELL High-Pressure Diamond
Anvil Cell |
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Important Features
- The DIACELL design
allows generation of pressures up to 50 GPa.
- With the addition
of a ring heater, it may be used to about 700°C.
- This cell is optimized
for in situ Raman spectroscopy studies.
- Pressure is generated
by compression of a stack of disc springs which, in turn, operate
a lever and plate mechanism.
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FACTSAGE |
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Important Features
FactSage is a thermochemical software and
database package developed jointly between Thermfact/CRCT
(Montreal) and GTT-Technologies (Aachen) and is the result of
over 20 years of collaborative efforts. |
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CHEMSAGE |
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Important Features
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ChemSage, and its predecessor SOLGASMIX, are used in
hundreds of university, corporate and government
laboratories worldwide to obtain results reliably, quickly,
and efficiently.
- ChemSage has a basic thermochemical
database of approximately 1300 substances.
- It incorporates, among other
enhancements, "Two Dimensional Phase Mapping", stoichiometric
reaction calculations, and a data assessment module.
- ChemSage uses the power of
ChemGeo, which provides new geochemical and geophysical
calculation capabilities.
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