Equipment and Support Services available in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Full-time NMR research assistant

Varian high resolution NMR spectrometers (2 ´ 300, 400 MHz)

Varian CMX MSL 200 and 400 MHz solid state NMR spectrometers

 

Mass Spectrometry

Full-time technician

GCMS SHIMADZU QP5050A

 

Chemical Analysis by Chromatography and Other Means

HPLC system

Catalysis evaluation facilities including several gas chromatographs

Electrochemical instrumentation for cyclic voltammetry and other techniques.

 

Magnetic and Electrical Properties

DC SQUID magnetometer ( 2 < T / K < 350, 0 < B / T < 5)

Electrical conductivity apparatus ( 4 < T / K < 300)

 

Molecular Spectroscopies

FT-IR spectrometers

Several UV-visible spectrometers

 

Thermal Analysis

DSC

TGA

 

Chemical Synthesis

High vacuum lines for handling reactive, volatile compounds

Metal vapour synthesis equipment

High temperature resistance furnaces

Induction, arc and Bridgman furnaces for high temperature crystal growth.

Preparative HPLC system.

Carbon nanotube synthesis facility

Solvent purification systems

High pressure autoclaves