Equipment

Equipment

1. FT-Raman MultiRAM spectrometer (Bruker) with a 1064 nm excitation line and built-in polarizer for measuring Raman spectra in the range of 3600–50 cm^–1
2. FT-Raman RFS 100/S spectrometer (Bruker) with a 1064 nm excitation line for measuring Raman spectra in the range of 3600–80 cm^–1, 5–300 K
3. iS50 NicoletTM FTIR spectrometer (Thermo Fisher) for measurements of transmission, reflection, and ATR spectra in the near-, mid-, and far-infrared ranges, 12500–50 cm^–1, 5–850 K
4. iN10 NicoletTM FTIR Microscope (Thermo Fisher) for measurements of transmission, reflection, ATR spectra, and mapping in the mid-infrared range, 4000–400 cm^–1, 80–850 K
5. Femtosecond laser (Coherent Model “Libra”), coupled to an optical parametric amplifier (Light Conversion Model “OPerA”). This system is able to deliver a train of 100 fs pulses with a repetition rate up to 1kHz and a pulse wavelength between 230 – 2800 nm. The resulting luminescence is analyzed with a grating spectrograph (Princeton Instr. Model Acton 2500i) coupled to a streak camera (Hamamatsu Model C5680) which operates in the 200 – 1100 nm spectral region with a temporal resolution of 50 ps.
6. Surelite I-10 Continuum Nd:YAG laser, pulse repetition 1- 10 Hz (λ’ = 1064 nm, , P = 4,6 W; λ’’ = 532 nm, P = 2,4 W; λ’’’ = 355 nm, P = 0,9 W)
7. Continuum Surelite I optical parametric oscillator (OPO) pumped by a third harmonic of Nd:YAG, output pulses in 400-2800 nm region
8. Dongwoo Optron Spectrofluorometer consisting of a Xenon lamp DLI180, an DM152i excitation monochromator with 150 mm focal length, a DM711 emission monochromator with 750 mm focal length PMT, Hamamatsu R3896, Hamamatsu R5108 PMT, AlGaAs, and PbS detectors
9. Oxford model CF 1204 continuous flow helium cryostat equipped with a temperature controller
10. Confocal system for measuring light emission from single nanoparticles. The system consists of:
    1. Optical inverted microscope Nikon Eclipse Ti2e, immersion lens CFI HP Plan Apo VC 100X/1.40 NA and Plan Fluor 20X/0.50
    2. Nanopositioning piezoelectric XYZ scanner Physik Instrumente (PI) P-545.3R8H XYZ
       1. Travel ranges: 200 µm x 200 µm x 200 µm
       2. Resolution in closed loop: 1nm
    3. ANDOR Kymera 193i-B1-SIL spectrograph with a confocal setup on second port
    4. Deeply cooled EMCCD camera ANDOR iXon Ultra 888
    5. Time-correlated single photon counter/tagger (TCSPC) quTools quTAU (H+)
    6. Single photon detection units 2x HAMAMATSU H7828
    7. Single transverse mode laser diodes 405 nm (150 mW) and 450 nm (80 mW)
11. FLS980 Edinburgh Instruments spectrophotometer in Czerny-Turner configuration with VIS and NIR detectors for measurements of excitation spectra, emission and kinetics of luminescence in a wide range of temperatures (77-300 K).
12. JobinYvon THR1000 monochromator with photomultipliers (R928, R406) with the optical range: 300-2000 nm, resolution: 0.01 nm (VIS). Pulsed Nd: YAG Laser System LS-2137 / 2M, basic wavelength FF (1064 nm), the second harmonic SH (532 nm), and a generator of harmonics (SH / 532 nm, TH / 355 nm, FH / 266 nm) -- LS-2137 / 2M add-on for laser system, Ti3 +: Al2O3 add-on using Nd: YAG laser to get the laser radiation in the range of 345-500 nm and 690-1000 nm.
13. Fully automated TL/OSL Reader lexsygresearch (Freiberg Instruments) equipped with CCD camera for Thermo- and Optically stimulated luminescence and Radioluminescence in temperature range from -50 to 500 C in air, vacuum, and nitrogen atmosphere
14. Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission (ICP-OES) spectroscopy (THERMO SCIENTIFIC ICAP 7000) equipped with a high performance microwave digestion system (ETHOS UP)
15. Universal spectroradiometer with 50 cm integrating sphere for luminous flux of white light sources BTS256-LED .
16. Semiconductor laser diodes 266 nm, 405 nm 455 nm, 650 nm, 808 nm, 940 nm, 975 nm, 1064 nm, 1550 nm
17. NIRQUEST+2.5 Spectrometer for measurement of emission spectra in range 900-2500 nm
18. Radiation coherence measurement stand
19. VUV Macpherson spectrophotometer (measurements region 120 – 1700 nm)
20. FLS1000 Photoluminescence Spectrometer, Edinburgh Instruments (https://www.edinst.com/products/fls1000-photoluminescence-spectrometer/)
21. Hamamatsu PMA-12 spectrophotometer,
22. Integration spheres for Quantum Yield measurements
23. Ti Saphire lasers with second harmonics
24. Nd: YAG lasers with second, third, and fourth harmonics

Cooperation Offer

Measurement and analysis of vibrational (IR and Raman) spectra of solids (powders, monocrystals, films) and liquids in the wide temperature range (5–850 K).

Studies of Measurement and correlation analysis of photons emitted from single colloidal nanoparticles.

In particular, single quantum dots, single quasi-2D nanoparticles (nano-platelets), organic dyes, or complex systems based on particle-particle interaction. spectroscopic properties of dielectric media in the solid phase.

Spectroscopic measurements and analysis of the results in the VUV, UV, Visible, and IR region (120 – 2100 nm) of the solid state, colloidal, and liquid samples.

Research in the field of:

• Bioactive nanoparticles (e.g. bioglasses, nanocrystals, and carbon structures);
• Luminescence spectroscopy of nanosystems;
• Photoactivity of phthalocyanine complexes and composites;
• Applications of graphite oxide flakes;
• Planar photonic structures (glass and glass-ceramic).
• Synthesis and physicochemical characterization of metal complexes, biomaterials, and metal‒organic frameworks (MOFs).
• Development of new persistent red and infrared phosphors for passive illumination and optical storage, ceramics fabrication, thermoluminescence analyses.
• Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of materials exhibiting luminescent properties for applications as light sources, sensors and sensing devices
• Characterization of the parameters of light sources - luminous efficiency, color temperature, color coordinates, coherence
• Graphene materials for catalysis, electronics, and materials engineering applications