Dedicated to the development and advancement of new materials

Research & Facilities

AC/DC magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, magneto-capacitance, temperature range (3K-350K), Evercool Liquid helium recycler.

Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement Sys.

Rigaku MiniFlex II Diffractometer

High temp box furnaces (1700C)

High temp tube furnace (1700C)

Three zone tube furnace for crystal growth

Argon Filled Dry Box

Thermal Analysis

TGA and DSC

Fully ceramic casing with platinum electrodes.

Temperature range (1000C)

Water Cooling

Gas Inlets

 

HP 4275A LCR meter (1kHz-1MHz)

HP

NorEx Probostat Dielectric Setup

Temperature range (1000C)

Research Projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities/ Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magneto-Electric Multiferroics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nano-Materials and Low Temperature Solution Synthesis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-K Dielectric Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thermoelectrics

(Oxides and Intermetallics)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negative Thermal Expansion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superconductors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evacuated Tube Glass Sealing and Gold Sputtering

High Pressure Synth.: Anvil Press, Oxygen Furnace

High Temperature Box/Tube Furnaces

Cu Kα radiation and graphite monochromator, 6-sample changer, Jade analytical software package

Zem3 Seebeck and Netzsch Thermal Conductivity

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