Optical Facility

ACIF Optical Facility Instrumentation

	Horiba LabRam/Aist-NT AFM Located in Chemical Science 160 Schedule Integrated Raman + AFM Raman range from 5 cm^-1 to 3500 cm^-1 Confocal Raman for 0.5 - 1 um resolution Raman + Photoluminescence capabilities TERS available for nanoscale resolution Fully automated for rapid single point measurements or area mapping
	Nicolet iS50 FTIR Advanced KBr Gold Spectrometer Located in Chemical Science 310 Schedule Built-in Diamond ATR Module and Transmission mode Spectral Ranges: 4000-400cm^-1 Resolution: 0.09cm^-1 Touch Point one-touch sampling operation Solid or Pellet Samples recommended
	Agilent Cary 5000 double beam UV/Vis/NIR Located in Chemical Science 310 Schedule Measure 175 to 3300 nm for extended photometric range Resolution: 0.1 nm Double beam system, having both sample and reference holders Measure beyond 8.0 absorbance units with reference beam attenuation Variable slit widths (down to 0.01 nm) for optimum control over data resolution Have both solution and solid sample holders, versatile set of accessories for materials research
	Two Agilent Cary 60 UV/Vis spectrophotometers Located in Chemical Science 310 Cary 60-1 Schedule Cary 60-2 Schedule Wavelength: 190 – 1100 nm Resolution: 1.5 nm Scan rates up to 24,000 nm/min, 80 data points/sec maximum measurement rate Room light immunity For solution samples only, 10 x 10 mm cuvette holder (cuvettes not provided)
	Varian Cary 500 double beam scanning UV/Vis/NIR spectrophotometer Located in Chemical Science 310 Schedule Wavelength: 175 – 3000 nm Resolution: 0.1 nm Double beam system, having both sample and reference holders Solution sample only, 10 x 10 mm cuvette holder (cuvettes not provided) Variable Temperature probe available, -10C to 100C
	Rudolph AutoPol IV polarimeter Located in Chemical Science 310 Schedule The following wavelengths are available: 365nm, 405nm, 436nm, 546nm, 589nm and 633nm. Resolution: 0.001° Arc Optical Rotation, 0.001% Concentration, 0.001 Specific Rotation Measuring Range: ± 89° Arc Optical Rotation, ± 999.99 Specific Rotation, 0-99.9% Concentration Temperature probe range: 10°-100°C with Accuracy at ±0.1°C Measurement Time: 4°/sec slewing rate & 5 sec nominal settling time 100mm sample cell Measures samples with transmittance as low as 0.01% (up to O.D. 4.0)
	Jasco J-1500 CD spectrophotometer Located in Chemical Science 310 Schedule Circular Dichroism 163 to 900 nm standard detector CD full scale ±200 mdeg with 0.01 mdeg resolution Single-position Peltier thermostatted cell holder with -30C to 130C temperature control RMS Noise < 0.004 mdeg (185 nm) Scanning speeds: 1-10000 nm/min 1mm and 0.1mm rectangular quartz cuvette
	Jasco J-815 CD spectrophotometer Located in Chemical Science 310 Schedule Circular Dichroism 163 to 900 nm standard detector CD full scale ±200 mdeg with 0.01 mdeg resolution Wavelength Accuracy: ±0.02nm (at 163-180nm), ±0.1nm (at 180-250nm), ±0.3nm (at 250-500nm),±0.08nm (at 500-800nm), ±2.0nm (at 800-1100nm) Scanning speeds: 1-10000 nm/min 1mm and 0.1mm rectangular quartz cuvette
	Horiba PTI QM-400 Fluorescence spectrophotometer Located in Chemical Science 310 Schedule Emission Range: 185 nm to 1250 nm Minimum Step: 0.022 nm Signal to Noise Ratio: 20,000:1 or better Data Acquisition Rate: 1,000,000 points/sec. to 1 point/1000 sec Excitation Grating: 1200 line/mm 300 nm blaze; Emission Grating: 1200 line/mm 400 nm blaze The standard systems come with micrometer adjustable slits. Slit width is continuously adjustable from 0 to 6 mm. The band pass depends on the grating used. 10 x 10 mm thermostatable cuvette holder (cuvettes not provided)