1. Materials Synthesis

 

• Evaporator (Rotavapor);
• Sonicator;
• Laboratory incubator;
• Thermostatic Ovens;
• High temperature furnance Annealing in O2 atmosphere up to 1000°C.

 

 

2. Coating and Film Fabrication

 

Dip coater: a home made instrument for film deposition via dip-coating: this tool is designed to deposit films from a liquid phase with high homogeneity and uniform thickness.
The relative humidity and temperature within the deposition chamber can be carefully controlled. The system has a slow processing rate that can eliminate the vibration of the motor allowing the formation of thin films of high quality for functional applications and devices.

 

Spin Coater/Dryer- Specialty Coating Systems Model G3P-8A: spin coating is another common technique to deposit thin films from a liquid phase onto a solid substrate. A drop of precursor is placed on a substrate, and the droplet is forced to spread out while the solvent evaporates.

 

 

 

3. Characterization

 

• Equipment for Spectroscopy

  (FT-IR, UV-Vis, Fluorescence, Ellipsometry)

• Equipment for Microscopy

  (IR microscopy, AFM, Micro X-ray fluorescence)

• Other techniques

  (X-ray diffraction, Contact angle measurements, Light scattering, Porosimeter, Indenter, TG/DTA/DSC)

• Shared Facilities

  (FT-Raman, Confocal Raman Microscopy)