The center of the IR/Raman laboratory is a Nicolet Magna 850 IR spectrometer with Raman module.

• The FT-IR 850 Bench is equipped with specific sets of beamsplitter/detectors:
  • ability to work in the
    • MIR --- framework basicity
    • NIR --- defect SiOH
    • FIR --- cations translations
  • cells allowing in-situ measurements both in transmission and in reflection
  • Diffuse Reflectance (DRIFTS) --- highly opaque or weakly absorbing samples
  • Photoacoustic (PAS) --- opaque samples
  • Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) --- optically dense materails
• Raman Module:
  • Organic/Inorganic interactions in hybrid materials
  • Organics trapped in layered and porous framework
  • Experiments to check the validity of simulated results (Force Field, etc.)
• Continuum IR Microscope: Surface Mapping, i.e. correlation of molecular information with sample position, to be acquired.

The IR/Raman laboratory is equipped with a vacuum line and other gas lines (He, N2, O2, Air, etc.) which allows simple sample preparation and the ability to perform in-situ studies on the IR/Raman spectrometer.