Rice Spectroscopy Lab

Cryogen-free 7 T Magnet

        Diamond Inner Windows and CaF2 Outer Windows

       1.5 to 300 K controllable sample temperature 

        -7 to 7 T

        Four-window access (F/# = 3)

        Fiber coupling outside magnet for PL collection

        Translatable sample stick

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18 W, 532 nm Verdi Pump Laser

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Tunable femtosecond laser (Coherent Mira 900F)

       700 nm to 1000 nm wavelength output

        Pulsewidth can range from 80 fs to 180 fs

        2.1 W mode-locked output is typical

        76 MHz repetition rate

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Ti:S Doubler Unit (Coherent)

       350 nm to 450 nm 

        600 mW maximum output

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1035 nm amplified laser (KM Labs)

       500 kHz repetition rate

       40 uJ/pulse

       180 fs

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7 T Janis superconducting magnet with variable temperature insert

       1.5 K to 300 K

       For electrical transport investigations

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LN2-Cooled InGaAs 1024-Pixel Photodiode Array (Princeton Instruments)

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LN2-Cooled Silicon 1340x100 Pixel CCD (Princeton Instruments)

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Low-Temperature, High-Field Magnetic Circular Dichroism and Absorption

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Micro-Raman System

       50x, Plan APO, 1 mm long-working distance Mitutoyo objective (480 to 1800 nm)

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UV-Vis-NIR Absorption System (Cary 500)

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Transient Absorption System

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Spectrometers

       One 150 mm SP150 spectrometer from Princeton Instruments 

        Two 300 mm SP2300 spectrometer from Princeton Instruments

        Two 600 mm double spectrometers from Jobin-Yvon

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Gas and Diode Lasers

       6 mW, 632.8 nm HeNe laser 

        100 mW, 405 nm diode laser

        5 mW, 650 nm diode laser

        45 mW, 785 nm diode laser

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SWCNT Film System

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Spin Coater

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Table-Top Centrifuge

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Shared Equipment

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4 mJ/pulse Amplified Laser (Coherent Libra)

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Five-Pass Optical Parametric Amplifier (TOPAS)

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Ultracentrifuge (Beckman Coulter)

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Four fume hoods (PS134)

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