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Equipment for Chemical Characterisation

Bruker EMX ESR/EPR with electrochemical capability




 

 

Electrochemical Raman [632 & 785 nm excitation source]


 

 

 

JY SPEX FL22 Fluorimeter

 

 

Fourier Transform Electrochemistry System

 

 

Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) with nanomanipulator

 

 

CD Spectrometer: to test for circular dichromism.

 

 

 

Scanning Vibrating Electrochemical probe [SVET]

SVET and LEIS tank for testing samples

 

 

 

Localised electrochemical impedance [EIS] mapping


LEIS tip approaching a sample.

 

 

 

  

Waters Aqueous GPC

 

 

 

 

Rotating Ring-Disc Electrode

 

 



Polyaniline/butylacrylate composite. ESR is capable of probing the dynamic switching behaviour of the conducting polymer. Below is the 1st integral transform.

 


Determining phase segregation of a conducting polymer in a dispersant using Raman spectroscopy.

 

 

Spectra from a conducting polymer (PTh)

 


 

 


Different harmonic responses of Azurin.

 

 

 


An AFM image of a conducting polymer surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SVET images of Zincalume[TM] with a scribe

    

 

 


LEIS images of a scribe on a PCS surface.

A topcoat on a PCS surface.

 

 

 

 

 

Current versus potential - regardless of scan rate the traces overlap.

 
 
   

Last reviewed: 24 November, 2006 

 
   
 
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