Material structure, morphology, optical properties

ENEA

Optical characterization:

  • PERKIN ELMER FT-IR SPECTRUM 100 with gold integrating sphere and HATR sampling accessory (ZnSe crystal); measurements in air or inert gas atmosphere. Range: 7000-400 cm-1.

  • PERKIN ELMER UV-VIS-NIR LAMBDA 950 double beam spectrophotometer with integrating sphere; measurements in air or inert gas atmosphere. Range: 190-2500 nm.

  • FS 5 STEADY STATE FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER (Excit. 200-1000 nm; Emiss. 230-870 nm) EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS . The instrument is also equipped with optical fibers accessory (DUV-UV-VIS range) for big-size crystals and with sample holder (for scintillating materials up 30 cm length) for measurements in the dark and under inert atmosphere.

  • LUMEN double beam UV-VIS Optical Bench, equipped with integrating sphere; measurements of longitudinal and transversal transmission of big-size crystals (up 30 cm length), with sample holder for measurements in the dark and under inert atmosphere. Range: 210-800 nm.

Spectroscopic characterization:

  • ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE X-band SPECTROMETER BRUKER e-scan; measurements in air, CO or inert gas atmosphere; temperature range: 77-298K. WinEPR software is dedicated to the data analysis.

Other equipments:

  • UNIVERSAL OVEN U Type UP 400, GERMANY, with controlled thermal set up and temperature rise. Maximum temperature: 310°C.

  • Heraeus Vӧtsch Oven for thermal annealing under bias. Maximum temperature: 130°C.

  • FURNACE RHF 17/10 TMAX 1200 C , FURNACES CARBOLITE, ENGLAND. The highest temperature is equal to 1700°C and the furnace is equipped with a programmable temperature control system.

  • DIAMOND WIRE CUTTING MACHINE Well-3242-3, manual regulation of the cutting pressure and possibility to select the velocity between 1and 11 r/s.

  • LAPPING MACHINE Remet LS1, working at a velocity of 300 r.p.m. and plates with diameter equal to 200 mm.

UNIVERSITY OF BORDEAUX

  • X-rays analysis (powder and single crystals)

  • Chemical analysis (ICP OES)

  • Granulometry, BET

  • Electronic microscopy (SEM, TEM)

  • Transmission spectra and absorption (Double beam spectrophotometer VARIAN Cary 5000)

  • Photoluminescence (Fluorolog 3 Horiba) - UV-Visible-MIR detection range

  • UV excitation sources (possibility to access to VUV excitation with a D2 lamp), Xe lamp, Visible and IR laser diode laser

  • Correlative luminescence/raman microscopy (Labram confocal microluminescence equipement)

  • Surface characterization (XPS)

  • Electrical measurements

  • Thermal measurements

  • Resonance spectroscopy (Mössbauer, NMR, EPR)

  • Liquid helium access

UNIVERSITY OF LORRAINE

  • Transmission Electron microscopy (TEM)

  • High resolution TEM

  • Scanning electron microscope XL30S FEG

  • Scanning electron microscope quanta 600 FEG

  • Electron Probe microanalysis (WDS)

  • Secondary ion mass spectrometry IMS7F

  • Transmission Electron microscopy (TEM)

  • High resolution TEM

  • Scanning electron microscope XL30S FEG

  • Scanning electron microscope quanta 600 FEG

  • Electron Probe microanalysis (WDS)

  • Secondary ion mass spectrometry IMS7F

UNIVERSITY OF MILANO-BICOCCA

  • UV-VIS-NIR Spectroscopy by Perkin Elmer lambda 950 (also coupled to integrating sphere, or to accessory for fiber measurements). Temperature range: 10-300 K. wavelength interval: 190-3300 nm.

  • Refractive index measurement

  • MICRO-FTIR Spectroscopy (Thermo Scientific Nicolet iN10)

  • MICRO-RAMAN Spectroscopy (Dilor Jobin Yvon, he-Ne and Argon laser excitation)

  • EDXRF Analysis

  • Photoluminescence (Xenon lamp excitation; emission detected by Jobin-Yvon Symphony CCD in the 200-1100 nm interval; temperature range: 10-500 K).

  • Time resolved photoluminescence from nanosecond to millisecond time scales, laser and lamp excitations (Edinburgh Instr. FLS980 and Cary Eclipse apparatuses).

  • Optically stimulated luminescence (Risø TL-DA-20 reader)

  • Laser Ablation ICP Mass Spectrometry