Website created and maintained by Andrew E. Smith.  Last Update: June 23rd, 2009

Dedicated to the development and advancement of new materials

Research & Facilities

AC/DC magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, magneto-capacitance, temperature range (3K-350K)

Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement Sys.

Rigaku MiniFlex II Diffractometer

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

Seebeck and Thermal Conductivity

High Temperature Box/Tube Furnaces

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)

HP 4275A LCR meter (1kHz-1MHz

NorEx Probostat Dielectric Setup

High Pressure Oxygen Furnace

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