Other Spectroscopy

To support the chemistry department’s extensive analytical efforts, the department offers additional analytical instruments. These tools cover a wide array of characterization data. The EPR and small instruments can be found in Frick Laboratory Room B14. These tools are available to researchers on a walk-up basis; for further training or assistance contact Senior Spectroscopist John Eng.

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)
The department has a Bruker EMXplus EPR Spectrometer. Several resonators are available for a wide range of applications. An Oxford liquid helium cryostat is installed on this instrument for low temperature sample handling down to 10K.

Vibrational Spectroscopy
Two fourier transform infrared spectrometers are available for the analysis of solids, liquids and gases. A FT-IR Microscope is also available.

Raman Spectroscopy
Available for use is a Thermo Scientific DXR Smart Raman instrument with a 780 nm laser.

Electronic Spectroscopy
There are four Agilent instruments available, a Cary Eclipse fluorescence spectrophotometer, a routine diode array UV/VIS spectrophotometer, a Cary 60 diffraction grating UV/VIS instrument and a Cary 5000 UV/VIS/NIR diffraction grating instrument with a 175-3300 nm detection range.

Optical Rotation
A Jasco P-2000 polarimeter is available for routine optical rotation measurements.