State-of-the-art facilities available for users

# Name of the Instrument Make / Model Specifications
1 Autosorb iQ- Chemisorption (& Physisorption) Gas Sorption Analyzer Quantachrome / AutosorbiQ Physisorption and Chemisorption studies
2 Gas Chromatography (GC) Instrument Agilent GC 7820A Detectors: Flame Ionization Detector (FID)
3 Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer Instrument Netzsch-STA 2500 Regulus Maximum sample temperature: 1600°C
Furnace: RT to 1600°C (0.001 to 50 K/min)
Temp precision: 0.3 K
Thermocouple: Type S
Atmosphere: Vacuum-tight 10-4 m bar
4 DSC Instrument DSC 214 Polyma, NETZSCH Temperature: 0–600°C
Heating: 0.02–300 K/min
Cooling: 200 K/min
TAWN resolution: 0.12/0.2
Sensitivity: 11.9
Indium response ratio: >90 mW/°C
5 Panalytical XRD Powder X-ray Diffractometer – PANalytical, Xpert3 Sample: Powder / Thin films / SAXS
Scan range: 5–100°
6 FT-IR Instrument Shimadzu IR Tracer-100 IR Region: 400–12500 cm⁻¹
Modes: KBr, ATR, SRM, DRS
7 High Resolution Mass Spectrometry 6230B TOF, Agilent Sample: Solid / Liquid / Gel
Mass: 50–3200 amu
Resolution: 40000 FWHM
Accuracy: <1 ppm
8 Microwave Reactor Anton Paar – Multiwave Pro Vessel: Teflon 80 mL
Pressure: 10–12 bar
Power: 1800 W
Temp: RT–300°C
Sensor: IR
9 Biosensor Tester CHI760E Scan rate: 0.000001–5000 V/s
Potential: -10 to 10 V
Accuracy: ±1 mV
Current: ±250 mA
10 Freeze Dryer FreeZone 4.5 Condenser: -105°C
Capacity: 4.5 L
Chamber: 12 ports
Vessels: 200–1000 mL
11 Stereo-zoom Microscope, Polarized Microscope Microscope Camera, MC170 HD, Leica 5 MP HD digital microscope camera with C-mount interface
30 fps with 5 MP resolution
12 UV Photoreactor Instrument LUZCHEM – LZC-4V Number of slots booking – Maximum 1 per day
13 Inert Atmosphere Glove Box DANVEC – 8 Port, IT Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore Inert atmosphere reactions
14 Fuel Cell Analyser and RRDE Instruments CH Instruments CHI608E-3A Electrochemical workstation with Potentiostat / Galvanostat
Rotating Ring Disk Electrode apparatus with purge & stir facility
15 Rotary Evaporator IKA RV-10 Rotavapor Rotary evaporator with KNF vacuum pump and indigenous chiller
16 Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) Agilent Technologies Separation of molecular weight range: 5 kDa to 400 kDa
17 Dissolution and Diffusion Cell Apparatus Agilent Technologies Agilent dissolution apparatus (708-DS)
Rotor speed: 10–250 RPM (±1)
Water bath: RT–55°C (±1)
International pharmacopeia specifications
Hydraulic press for pellet
18 Spectrofluorimeter with Lifetime (TCSPC) FLS-1000 Spectrofluorimeter, Edinburgh Steady state emission/excitation (200–850 nm)
Lifetime: nano, pico & micro second scale
Anisotropy for solution, powder & thin films
Diode lasers/LEDs: 380, 450, 570, 635 nm
19 Contact Angle Measuring System Kyowa Interface Science Co., Ltd. Range: 0–180° ±0.1°
Method: Sessile drop
Samples: Powders, films, pellets
Droplet deposition: Up/down motion
20 Microwave Organic Synthesizer Biotage Initiator+ Microwave System (EU) Biotage® Microwave reaction kit
Magnetic stir bars
0.5–2 mL
21 Electrospinning Unit ESPIN NANO – Model V1-VH Horizontal & vertical arrangement
0–40 kV
2–50 mL
22 Electrochemical Workstation Origalys – OGF 500 4 channels
Applied voltage: ±15 V
Maximum current: ±500 mA
23 Probe Sonicator S Clean Model SM-500 PS Ultrasonic power: 500 W
Frequency: 20 kHz
Probe: 19 mm
Sample volume: 25–500 mL
24 Spin Coating System Model No: EZspin-A1 0–2 mL spinning solution
25 UV-Visible Spectrometer Agilent Absorption: 200–1100 nm (solution & thin films)
Temperature dependent: 0–100°C
Fibre optic source for powder & remote samples
RGB colour measurements
26 Electrochemical Workstation Origalys 1 channel
Applied voltage: ±15 V
Maximum current: ±500 mA
27 UV-Visible Spectrophotometer Shimadzu Double beam
Only liquid samples
Cuvette available (3 mL)
28 Tubular Furnace LABTHERM Up to 1150°C under nitrogen atmosphere
29 Automatic Battery Cycler WonATech WBCS3000 Application: Supercapacitors & batteries
Techniques: CV & Galvanostatic cycling
Channels: 4
Voltage: ±2.0 V
Current: 1 A