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Superuser: Chris
For general MAX phase synthesis
Superuser: Yusuke
For Ti3AlC2 MAX phases synthesis
Superuser: Yusuke, Mykola
For ammoniation and salt templated MXene synthesis – N2, Ar, H2/Ar, NH3, Cl2 – 1000 C max.
Superuser: Yusuke, Mykola
For ammoniation and salt templated MXene synthesis – N2, Ar, H2/Ar, NH3, Cl2 – 1000 C max.
Superuser: Mark, Kanit
Annealing Mxene samples – inert / reducing atmosphere (N2, Ar, H2/Ar) or rough vacuum – 1000 C max
Superuser: Tyler, Adam
For volatile MAX phases synthesis
Superuser: Mark, Yusuke, Kanit
For surface functionalization of Mxene and direct transfer to glovebox without air exposure.
For various drying purposes. Max temperature is 200C under rough vacuum conditions.
Superuser: Asia
For drying organic solvent containing materials
Superuser: Asia
For drying aqueous based materials
Superuser: Kanit
For sensitive drying operations such as sample preparation for XPS measurements.
Superuser: Meikang
For routine / dirty drying operations
Superuser: Meikang
For drying glassware and other large parts. Maintained at constant 70 C at ambient pressure
Superuser: Chris
For annealing large dirty parts at up 1500 C under air / inert atmosphere. May currently have leakage issues
Superuser: Christine
For rapid annealing of large parts at up 1500 C under air/vacuum.
Superuser: Tyler, Narendra, Mark
With T-antechamber. #1 contains tube furnace attachement. For annealing and general sample processing. #2 for electrochemical cell assembly – after annealing, electrochemical etching, Li-S batteries.
Superuser: Tyler, Narendra, Mark
For electrochemical cell assembly
Superuser: Meikang, Tyler
Fully programmable CNC. Used for machining parts and drilling ceramic MAX blocks.
Superuser: None
Szegvari Attritor System Type B is used for efficient grinding and mixing of materials
Superuser: Yusuke
Automated mortar and pestle grinder for powders
Superuser: Chris, Tyler
Automated Y-style rotary powder mixer for ball milling.
Superuser: None
Automated system for sieving powders with the ability to stack multiple sieves in series.
Superuser: Meikang
Freeze Dryer.
Superuser: Tyler, Adam
Used for high speed (up to 15,000 rcf) centrifugation using 6x 50mL tubes
Superuser: Tyler, Adam
Used for low speed (up to 5,000 rcf) centrifugation using 4x 200mL bottles
Superuser: Tyler, Adam
Used for low speed (up to 5,000 rcf) centrifugation using 4x 500mL bottles, 4x 175mL tubes, 4x 12x 50mL tubes, 4x 12x 15mL tubes
Superuser: Yusuke, Mykola
For ammoniation and salt templated MXene synthesis – N2, Ar, H2/Ar, NH3, Cl2 – 1000 C max
Superuser: Tyler, Adam
For 16x 1.5mL conical centrifuge tubes
Superuser: Tyler, Adam
For 8x 15mL centrifuge tubes
Superuser: Yusuke
Superuser: Adam
Superuser: Ariana, Simge
Probe sonicator for exfoliation, dispersion, and self-assembly of materials. Coupled to recirculator with coolant to maintain low temperatures of dispersion.
Superuser: Yusuke
Superuser: Mykola
Superuser: Chris
Custom-designed 1L reactor allows for safe and optimal scale up of Mxene synthesis. Capability to etch / delaminate 100 g batches without changes in material properties compared to traditional small scale methods.
Superuser: Yusuke
Superuser: Narendra
DRM Flat 100mm RE Rolling Mill has been specifically designed to roll flat metal sheeting exclusively. It is often used to roll the dried electrodes to ensure a good contact between the electrode material and current collector. MXene clays can also be rolled to obtain conductive films directly by squeezing out water.
Superuser: None
Superuser: Kathleen, Mark
Spin coater (Laurell Technologies Corporation, WS-650Hz-8NPPB) made of Teflon enabling solvent use. Accommodates 8 inch wafer. Max speed 12,000 rpm. It is used for thin film deposition.
Superuser: Asia, Kanit
Dedicated fume hood and spray deposition setup for easy and efficient protocol to deposit thin films of materials for various applications.
Superuser: Ariana
Electrospinning unit (NEU Kato Tech Co, Ltd.) with a maximum voltage applied of 40 kV.
It is used for fiber fabrication from a polymer-based solution, which are collected continuously on a rotating drum.
Superuser: None
Superuser: Narendra
Automated preparation of thin samples for adhesive, coating, ink and sealant testing.
Superuser: Narendra
Adjustable Film Coating Applicator Film Coater with Micrometer Wet Film Preparation Device 0-3500μm (150mm). Doctor blade is extensively used for coating battery and supercapacitor electrodes with thickness ranging from a few tens to hundreds of micrometers.
Superuser: Kathleen, Asia, Ariana
Oxygen and/or Argon Plasma Cleaner (Tergeo Plus Plasma Cleaner, Pie Scientific) with dry pump capable of reaching 200 mTorr or less pump pressure. It is used for substrate cleaning and functionalization.
Superuser: Narendra
Axi-draw can move in X-Y directions and can be loaded with Pen to draw or sketch desired patterns. It is an useful tool for direct writing and patterning of functional devices on a wide choice of substrates including paper, glass and plastic.
Superuser: Yusuke
Superuser: Yusuke
Superuser: Kathleen
Superuser: Kathleen, Kanit
UV-vis-NIR spectrophotometer (Evolution 201, ThermoScientific) from 190 nm to 1100 nm, optional to attach a potentiostat for in situ photo-electrochemistry experiments. Capability of absorbance and transmission measurements.
Superuser: Kathleen
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) (Zetasizer Nano ZS, Malvern Panalytical) equipped with a MP2 Autotitrator. It is used to measure particle size (0.6 nm to 10 um) and zeta potential of colloidal solutions.
Superuser: Mykola
Superuser: Tyler, Narendra
Arbin BT-2143-11U, College Station, TX, USA is equipped with 32 independent channels and can simultaneously test the electrochemical performance of battery electrodes including galvanostatic charge-discharge, rate handling and cycle life.
Superuser: Tyler, Narendra
Superuser: Tyler, Narendra
Superuser: Tyler, Xuehang, Narendra
Several multichannel potentiostats (Bio Logic VMP3) are available in the laboratory, which are equipped with high standard, impedance, high current, and low current channels. Potentiostats are used for characterizing the electrochemical properties of materials and devices, such as supercapacitors, batteries, and electrocatalytic materials.
Superuser: Tyler, Narendra, Xu
Pine Research rotating disk electrode is used for electrochemical catalysis and optical catalysis measurements.
Superuser: None
Heating and cooling recirculators for applications where precise temperature control over a wide range is required – ex. for probe sonicators to mitigate heating.
Superuser: Tyler, Narendra, Xuehang
Benchtop test chamber capable of simulating a full range of temperature and humidity conditions with entry ports for in-situ electrochemical measurements.
Superuser: Mykola, Tyler
Two gas adsorption analyzers are available:
They are used to measure the surface area and porosity of porous materials
Superuser: Mykola, Kanit
Simultaneous Thermogravimetric (TG) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) equipped with Discovery benchtop quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (MS) allows for investigation of surface chemistry and thermal stability of materials through analysis of weight of the sample and evolved gases upon heating under controlled atmosphere (typically Ar, He, air, and O2)
Superuser: Asia
Renishaw Raman inverted microscope equipped with 4 laser lines (488 nm, 514 nm, 633 nm and 785 nm) and 4 different objectives (20x, 55x long distance, 63x and 100x), as well as cooling stage (Linkam) which is able to operate in nitrogen atmosphere (77K – 873 K) and BioLogic system for in-situ electrochemistry testing. It is used to analyze vibrational properties of materials.
Superuser: Asia, Kanit
Superuser: None
Jenco transmission optical microscope is equipped with 10x, 25x and 40x objectives.
Superuser: Kanit
Superuser: Kanit
Keithley 2400 Series SMU instruments offer four-quadrant precision voltage and current source/load. The instruments can simultaneously source and measure current from 10 fA to 10 A pulse and/or voltage from 100nV to 1100V, for 1000W pulse and 100W DC total power. It is used for measurements of electrical properties of materialseither using constant current/voltage or by sweeping current/voltage
Superuser: Kathleen, Kanit
Dark Box equipped with a Xenon light source (CEL-PE 300L-3A, CEALILIGHT), Working current 15 A, Power: 220 V±10%, 50-60 Hz, ≥ 2 kW, Wavelength range 320-2500 nm
It is used for photoconductivity, photo-electrocatalysis measurements.
Superuser: Ariana
Sinocera YE1311 Signal Generator with frequency of 2 Hz to 20 kHz. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are devices that can convert mechanical deformations to electrical signals. This setup can be used to deform a sample at a fixed frequency and measure the output voltage.
Superuser: Kanit, Simge
Jandel ResTest Test Unit (UK) is a constant current source and digital voltmeter supplying constant currents between 1uA and 10 mA, and measuring voltages from 0.04 mV to 4000 mV (meaning that the resistance range of 10 milliohm/square to 1 Megohms/square, or 10 mOhm.cm to 10000 Ohm.cm can be measured). It is used for 4-point probe conductivity measurements of materials and thin films.
Superuser: Ariana
Superuser: Meikang
Vector network analyzer (VNA) (8720ES, Keysight) is equipped with coaxial and waveguide chambers for S-parameters measurement. It is used to determine the interaction (reflection, absorption and transmission) between materials and electromagnetic wave in different frequency ranges by measuring the scattering parameters.
Superuser: Kathleen, Kanit
Gas sensing setup equipped with multi-range Omega FMA series flowmeters. Typically used in conjunction with Keithley multimeter to measure changes in resistance of materials in response to gaseous analytes.
Superuser: Mykola
Superuser: Mike
Superuser: Adam
Superuser: Simge
Several press systems are available in the laboratory, including Carver 4122 hot press, which is a 12-ton manual hydraulic lab press with digital heated platens.
Superuser: Narendra, Tyler
Automated crimper for coin cells with digital pressure control.
Manual unit inside the glovebox.
Superuser:
VTSYIQI AST-S test stand is a hand-pull tension and pressure tester for mechanical characterization.
Superuser: Ariana
Infrared Camera used for thermal imaging
A.J. Nanomaterials Institute Office Address: CAT 383
Prof. Yury Gogotsi – gogotsi@drexel.edu
