Research Facilities
Asset lab
Spectroscopy tools
UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu)
* Characterization of liquids, including a temperature controller for the cuvettes.
* Integrating sphere for the characterization of powders and thin film electrodes.
FTIR Spectrometer (Bruker)
* ATR module to characterize powder and thin films.
* Electrochemical module to characterize the reactive interface under operative conditions.
* Step-scan & Rapid scan to monitor transient measurements
Inert conditions - Thermal evaporation
Glove box (Vigor) + Evaporator (Angstrom Engineering)
* 4 gloves Glove box
* Integrated evaporator (CoVap Physical Vapor Deposition)
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Analytical tools
Gas Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry (including autosampler)
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with a Diode Array Detector
Gas Chromatography coupled to FID and TCD detectors (including autosampler)
More Tools Coming Soon
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Common facilities - Institute of Electrochemistry
Analytical Platform
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectroscopy (HPLC-MS)
Gas Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS)
Spectroscopy Platform
Transient Absorption Spectroscopy setup
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Computer-controlled system
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Sub-microsecond resolution
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Spectral range from UV up to IR
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Addons for temperature control and for measuring in transmission and scattering modes, among others.
Confocal Raman Spectroscopy setup
Dimension Icon Atomic Force Microscopy with all accessories to perform:
* Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
* Conductive (and Photoconductive) AFM
* Scanning electrochemical microscopy
* Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
* Electrostatic and Magnetic Force Microscopy
* Quantitative Nanoscale Mechanical Characterization
etc.
Common facilities - University of Alicante
The UA offers a complete assortment of characterization techniques encompassing state-of-the-art analytical tools as well as spectroscopy and microscopy techniques. For a complete description check here.
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