Equipment
1. Shimadzu SIMULTANEOUS THERMOGRAVIMETRY/DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS (DTG-60)
Funding: National Research Foundation (NRF)
Purpose: Analysis
2. Shimadzu UV/Vis Absorption Spectrometers
Funding: NRF
Purpose: Analysis/Characterisation
3. SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM (INCLUDES 370 BASE AND MICRO TRICELL)
Funding: National Research Foundation (NRF)
Purpose: Electrochemistry
4. Bruker ELECTRON-SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROMETER SYSTEM
Funding: Department of Science & Technology (DST)/Mintek
Purpose: Part of Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC)
5. Micromeritics BET (Brunauer Emmett Teller) AUTOMATIC PHYSISORPTION ANALYZER
Funding: Department of Science & Technology (DST)/Mintek
Purpose: Part of Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC)
6. Berghof BR-300 HIGH PRESSURE REACTOR
Funding: National Research Foundation (NRF)
Purpose: Synthesis
7. NANOSECOND LASER SPECTROMETER (Dye Laser, Nd:YAG, Solid state lasers):
Funding: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Purpose: Photophysics
8. Bruker RAMAN/FT-IR SPECTROMETER (RAMII / Vertex):
Funding: Department of Science & Technology (DST)/Mintek
Purpose: Part of Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC)
9. Bruker XRD DIFFRACTOMETER SYSTEM (Discover D8):
Funding: Department of Science & Technology (DST)/Mintek/ NRF
Purpose: Part of Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC)
10. Bruker MALDI-TOF/TOF MASS SPECTROMETER (Autoflex III):
Funding: Department of Science & Technology (DST)/Mintek/NRF
Purpose: Analysis/Nanotechnology
11. Picoquant FLUOTIME (TCSPC) FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER:
Funding: National Research Foundation (NRF)
Purpose: Photophysics
12. Veeco ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM):
Funding: NRF – National Nanotechnology Equipment program
Purpose: Analysis/Nanotechnology
13. Vario ELEMENTAL ANALYSER (Elementar Microcube ELIII):
Funding: National Research Foundation (NRF)
Purpose: Analysis
14. Kratos X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROMETER (Axis UltraDLD ):
Funding: NRF – National Nanotechnology Equipment program
Purpose: Analysis/Nanotechnology
15. Varian FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER:
Funding: NRF
Purpose: Photophysics
16. Edinburgh SINGLET OXYGEN Ge DETECTOR:
Purpose: Photophysics
17. Z-SCAN
Funding: Donated By Armscor/CS
18. Agilent HPLC (with DAD)
Funding: NRF
Purpose: Chromatography
19. Variety of Electrochemical systems including (BAS, Autolab, PAR)
Funding: NRF
Purpose: Electrochemistry
20. EZ2 Elite Evaporator
Funding: NRF
Purpose: Laboratory synthesis. Freeze dryer / high b.p. solvent evaporator
