SMCL Instrumentation

Thermal Analysis

• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) PerkinElmer 8000
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) TA Instruments 2500
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) TA Instruments Q100
• Thermogravametric Analyzer (TGA) TA Instruments 5500
• Thermogravametric Analyzer (TGA) TA Instruments Q500
• Advanced Rheometric Expansion System (Rheometer) TA Instruments ARES-G2
• Advanced Rheometric Expansion System (Rheometer) TA Instruments ARES
• Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) TA Instruments RSA III

Analysis based on Separation

• Gel Permeation Chromatograph (GPC) Beckman Gold
• Gel Permeation Chromatograph (GPC)  Viscotek GPCmax
• Gel Permeation Chromatograph (GPC) Waters
• Gel Permeation Chromatograph (GPC) Waters Alliance

Preparation Techniques

• 60 °C Oven
• Spincoater Laurell
• Parylene Coater
• Vacuum Oven E1
• Crosslinker XL-1500 254 nm
• Crosslinker XL-1500 365 nm
• Glove Box VAC Nexus One
• Gold Chrom Evaporator Veeco CNTech
• Gold Sputterer
• Hot Plate CEE 1100
• Microblaster Comco MB1002
• Vacuum Oven Labline
• Plasma Etch System PlasmaEtch PE-200

Microscopy

• Raman Imaging Microscope Thermo Scientific DXRxi
• FTIR Nicolet Magna 550 with NicPlan IR microscope
• Nikon Optiphot optical Microscope
• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Zeiss LEO 1550VP

Optical Methods

• Ellipsometer Semilab SE-1000
• Ellipsometer Woollam IR-VASE
• Ellipsometer Woollam V-VASE
• Ellipsometer Verity
• Contact Angle Measurement System OCA15EC
• Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZSP
• Thin Film Measurement System Filmetrics F20
• UV VIS Spectrometer Perkin-Elmer Lambda 10
• UV VIS NIR Spectrometer Perkin-Elmer Lambda 19
• FTIR Nicolet 6700 spectrometer
• FTIR Nicolet iS50R with PM-IRRAS
• Refractometer Leica AR600
• Lightscattering Brookhaven

Non-optical Methods for Thin Film Characterization

• Quartz Crysal Microbalance Biolin Scientific Q-Sense E4

Other Methods

• Tensiometer Kruss K10T
• Vacuum Tensiometer SMCL
• Capillary Viscometer Schott
• Analytical Balance