Facilities

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Our group is equipped with research facilities useful for the synthesis of organic molecules, as well as the production, functionalization and characterization of carbon-based nanomaterials. Relevant instrumentatiaon (e.g. NMR) is accessible within the Department of Chemical and Farmaceutical Sciences and the University of Trieste. Experiments requiring synchrotron light can be performed at Elettra Synchrotron, in Trieste.

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Overview on the group instruments

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Synthesis:

• CEM Discover® SP – Microwave Sythesizer (x 2)

• GEX750 Sonics & Materials, Inc. – Sonic tip

• Branson 2510 – Ultrasonic cleaner (x 2)

• Laurell WS-650MZ-23NPPB – Spin coater

• Büchi Rotavapor R-210 equipped with Vacuum Controller V-855 and Heating Bath B-491 – Rotavapor (x 6)

• Flask Model ZB 1100 °C – Muffle

• Labogene Scanvac Coolsafe – Freeze Dryer

• Hettich EBA 21 – Centrifuge

• Biotage® Isolera One Single Collection Bed, UV-VIS Detector Introductory Bundle

 

Characterization & analysis:

• Agilent High-Performance Liquid Chromatography direct and reverse phase (1260 Agilent Infinity system II)

• Jandel RM3000 – Electronic Four Point Probe (resistivity analysis)

• Varian Cary Eclipse equipped with a Varian Single Cell Peltier Accessory – Fluorescence Spectrophotometer

• Varian Cary 5000 – UV-vis-NIR Spectrophotometer + Internal DRA-2500

• Hamamatsu Fluorescence spectrometer NIRA+ (FS5-SS)

• Nanoscope IIIa, VEECO Instruments – Atomic Force Microscope

• TGA Q 500 – Thermogravimetric Analysis

• DSC Q 100 – Differential Scanning Calorimetry

• Renishaw inVia equipped with a confocal microscope, an automated XYZ-table, and 532/633/785 laser lines – Raman Microscope

• Metrohm Potentiostat (PGSTAT302N, RRDE, BA)

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Additional departmental facilities of frequent use follow:

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NMR:

• Varian 400 MHz

• Varian 500 MHz

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MS:

• micrOTOF-Q – Bruker - Equipped with an ESI source and a TOF analyzer

• Esquire 4000 – Bruker – Equipped with an ESI source and an Ion-Trap analyzer

• HCTultra – Bruker – Equipped with an ESI source and an Ion-Trap Analyzer

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DLS:

• Zetasizer Nano ZS - Malvern Panalytical & Alfatest

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FT-IR

• Perkin Elmer 2000 – FT-IR spectrometer

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Facilities accessible at other Departments or Institutes include:

• Electron microscopy – Department of Life Sciences

  • Scanning Electron Microscopy

  • Transmission Electron Microscopy

• Zetasizer Nano Dynamic Light Scattering​ - Department of Engineering and Architecture

• Synchrotron light source - Elettra Synchrotron