Experimental capabilities

Crystallographic characterisation

  • Single-crystal X-ray diffractometer (Bruker D8 VENTURE)
  • Powder X-ray diffractometer (Rigaku MiniFlex 600)

Spectroscopic and analytical techniques

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer
  • EPR spectrometer (Bruker ELEXSYS E500)
  • SQUID magnetometer (QuantumDesign MPMS3)
  • Time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS)
  • UV-visible-NIR spectrophotometers
  • FT-IR spectrometer (Agilent Cary 630) with an ATR device
  • Elemental analyser (Elementar Vario MICRO Cube)
  • Electrochemical equipment (e.g. Metrohm AUTOLAB-PGSTAT 302)

Infrastructure for synthetic chemistry of radioactive materials

  • Schlenk lines for organic/inorganic syntheses
  • Inert- and water-free glove boxes
  • Sources of (water free) radioactive materials (e.g. Th, U, Np, Pu, Am, Cm, Tc, etc.)