Equipment Type:

Polymer Characterization

Spectroscopy

Information the Equipment Can Provide

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) is an instrument that was purchased from Thermo Mattson in 2001 and it determines chemical composition of functional groups in thin films, solids, solution, emulsion, or suspension in a non-invasive or non-destructive method.

Key Features

• Detectors: A liquid nitrogen cooled Narrow Band MCT (700-4800 cm-1) and a room temperature DTGS detector (400-4800 cm-1)
• Accessories: Two attenuated total reflection (ATR) cells, equipped with ZnSe crystal and a GATR Germanium crystal.

Fees and Policies

• UT Users: $32/hour
• Higher Education/State Agencies: $84/hour
• Corporate/External Users: $84/hour

To become a new user of this facility, please read the Instrument Reservation Information page. If you are already a user you can make a reservation in FBS.