Structural Characterization

• Point-Focusing Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering System (Molecular Metrology)
• Slit-Collinated Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering System (Kratky with 1D Detector)
• Point-Collinated Small- And Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering System (Statton with Image Plates)
• Ellipsometer

Thermomechanical Characterization

• Differential Scanning Calorimeter
• Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (Rheometrics RSA-3)
• Mechanical Testing Unit (Instron 5865)
• Density Gradient Column

Polymer Synthesis

• Glovebox
• Hydrogenation Reactors
• Schlenk/Vacuum Lines

Molecular Weight and Spectroscopic Characterization

• Gel Permeation Chromatograph: THF Mobile Phase
• Gel Permeation Chromatograph: Toluene Mobile Phase
• Differential Refractometer (Optilab rEX)
• FTIR Spectrometer

Other instruments available in shared facilities at Princeton University and used routinely by our group:

Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM)

• Imaging and Analysis Center

  • FEI Quanta 200 FEG Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope
  • Digital Instruments Multimode Atomic Force Microscope

• Micro/Nano Fabrication Cleanroom

Department of Chemistry NMR Facility

• Bruker AVANCE 500 MHz Spectrometers for ¹H and ¹³C