Vibrational Spectroscopy (Raman and FTIR)

VIS Raman Microspectrometer (Renishaw RM1000)

Contact: Mohammad Islam

Important Features

• Allows rapid, non-destructive chemical and structural analysis with easy or no sample preparation (solids, liquids, gases)
• Choice of 514.5 nm, 633 nm, 785 nm excitation for resonance signal enhancement and fluorescence suppression
• Research grade microscope with image capture capability
• 100 cm-1 cutoff notch filter
• High Spectral/Spatial resolution
• High sensitivity ultra-low noise RenCam CCD detector
• Powerful WiRE™ 2.0 software for intuitive operation and data manipulation
• Heating/Freezing stage
• Raman Mapping
• Raman Global Imaging with narrow-band dielectric filters
• Combined Raman/AFM capability with Nanonics MultiView 1000™ system allows direct correlation of AFM topography with Raman maps

UV Raman Microspectrometer (Renishaw RM1000)

Contact: Mohammad Islam

Important Features

• Allows rapid, non-destructive chemical and structural analysis with easy or no sample preparation (solids, liquids, gases)
• Choice of 244 nm, 325 nm, 488 nm, 514.5 nm excitation for resonance signal enhancement
• Research grade microscope with image capture capability
• 350 cm-1 cutoff notch filter
• 5 cm-1 NeXT cutoff filter for study of near-excitation bands
• High Spectral/Spatial resolution
• High sensitivity ultra-low noise RenCam CCD detector
• Powerful WiRE™ 2.0 software for intuitive operation and data manipulation
• Heating/Freezing stage

FTIR Spectrometer with Microscope (Varian Excalibur FTS-3000)

Contact: Sahar Javedani

Important Features

• Optical Resolution: 0.025 cm-1
• Unapodized Resolution: 0.18 cm-1
• IR Power: 40 mW at the sample
• Choice of standard DTGS and sensitive MCT detectors
• Kinetic Scan Rates: 40 spectra/second
• High-throughput optics for faster scanning
• Spectral range: < 50 cm-1 to 7500 cm-1
• Near IR option
• UMA 600 FTIR Microscope Attachment with sensitive MCT detector
• Pellet making accessories (press and die kit) for transmission studies
• Liquid cell for transmission studies
• Diffuse Reflectance Accessory for studies of powders with no sample preparation
• Horizontal ATR Accessory for studies of highly absorbing liquids and films with easy sample preparation
• External (Specular) Reflectance Accessory for study of thin solid films and monomolecular films on liquid surfaces, variable incidence angle (8º - 85º)
• Diamond Single Reflection ATR prism for high spatial resolution studies
• Polarization measurements