Group of Ferroelectrics and Multifunctional Materials
Institute of Physics
UFU
Capabilities
Materials Characterization
- 2 channels digital oscilloscope – 100MHz
- 4 channels digital oscilloscope – 70MHz
- Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators – 20MHz
- Vacuum pump and air compressor system – 2HP-24L (167L/Min)
- High-voltage power supply/amplifier (AC and DC) (0 – 10kV)
- Lock-in amplifier (1Hz – 100kHz)
- Picoammeter (10fA resolution)
- Vertical tube furnace for electrical characterization (25o C – 1200oC)
- Horizontal tube furnace for electrical characterization (25o C – 900oC)
- Cryogenic system for electrical measurements (-190oC – 250oC)
- System for ferroelectric characterization – Modified Sawyer-Tower circuit (P vs E)
- System for piezoelectric characterization (d33 piezometer)
- System for pyroelectric characterization (i vs T)
- Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) – Shared at UFU
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) – Shared at UFU
- X-ray diffractometer – Shared at UFU
- Thermal characterizations system (DSC – TGA) – Shared at UFU
Materials Synthesis
- Oven for drying of materials – 250o C
- Industrial furnace (for lead-free materials synthesis) – 1200o C
- Industrial furnace (for lead-based materials synthesis) – 1200o C
- Industrial furnace (for lead-free materials synthesis) – 1500o C
- High precision analytical balances (density measurement accessory included)
- Thermal bath system – 250o C
- Ultrasonic cleaner (temperature controlled) – 2.5L
- Optical biological microscope
- Cold uniaxial press – 30Ton
- Cold uniaxial press (small/stand) – 4Ton
- Cold isostatic press – 15Ton
- Dip-coating, spin-coating and spray-pyrolysis systems for films deposition
- Ball mills (50 – 400rpm)
- Polishing instruments for ceramic samples
- Magnetic stirrers (temperature controlled) (up to 400o C)
- pH control systems
- Distilled and deionized water systems
- Fume hoods for chemical manipulation
- Air Compressor 2HP-100L (100lb/in2)
- Gases central system (O, Ar, N)
- Accessories and materials: crucibles, glass accessories, anatomic tweezers, chemical reagents, etc.
- Warehouse for materials and accessories
