Equipment

Atomic Force Microscope

• Home built atomic force microscope (AFM)
• Scanning range of a few microns
• Made in the frame of a Capstone project in collaboration with Dr. Ashwin Lal from Prof. Grütter's group at McGill University

SACE micro-machining facility

• Home built micro-machining facility for glass using electrochemical discharges
• Drilling and 2D machining
• Integrated CNC for complex shapes

Nanoparticle fabrication setup

• Home built facility
• Fabrication of metallic nano-particles based on electrochemical discharges from a few nm to a few microns

Electrochemical test-rig

• Standard electrochemical techniques
• +/-45V or +/-16V
• +/- 1.5 A max (45 V range)
• +/- 4 A max (16 V range)
• Rotating disk electrode

Glove box

For nano-particle manipulation

Electrolyte characterisation facility

• pH meter
• conductivity meter (over a large range)
• Glass capillary viscometers

CO stripping facility

Fume hoods with rotary evaporator

Electrode Polishing Facility

General chemical workbench