Materials Characterization Center
Overview
The Texas Tech University Materials Characterization Center is designed to support a complete range of materials studies, including synthesis, analytical characterization, and applications testing.
Contact
To schedule times or for questions on the equipment, contact Dr. Juliusz Warzywoda at 806.834.2560 or juliusz.warzywoda@ttu.edu.
Rates
| Equipment | Specifications | Internal Student Chargea | Internal Technical Chargeb | External Chargec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-ray Diffractometer (AXS HI-STAR) Bruker AXS HI-STAR/GADDS X-ray diffractometer |
Details | $35/hr | $65/hr | $95/hr |
| X-ray Diffractometer (AXS D5005) Siemens/Bruker AXS D5005 X-ray diffractometer |
Details | $45/hr | $75/hr | $105/hr |
| Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) Hitachi S-4700 field emission scanning electron microscope equipped with EDAX energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrometer |
Details | $45/hr | $75/hr | $155/hr |
| Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) Hitachi H-9500 transmission electron microscope equipped with EDAX energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrometer |
Details | $50/hr | $80/hr | $200/hr |
| Focused Ion & Electron Beam (FIB) System Hitachi NB5000 focused ion & electron beam system equipped with EDAX energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrometer |
Details | $55/hr | $80/hr | $200/hr |
| X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) PHI 5000 VersaProbe X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (Physical Electronics) |
Details | $50/hr | $80/hr | $115/hr |
| Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Asylum Research MFP-3D-SA atomic force microscope |
Details | $15/hr | $55/hr | $75/hr |
| Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer/Infrared (IR) Microscope VERTEX 70 Fourier transform infrared spectrometer/HYPERION 2000 infrared microscope (Bruker Optics) |
Details | $45/hr | $75/hr | $105/hr |
| Fourier Transform Raman Spectrometer/Fourier Transform Raman Microscope/Dispersive
Raman Microscope Spectrometer RAM II FT-Raman spectrometer module/RamanScope III FT-Raman microscope module/SENTERRA dispersive Raman microscope spectrometer (Bruker Optics) |
Details | $45/hr | $75/hr | $105/hr |
| Spinning Disk Confocal System 3i Marianas spinning disk confocal system |
Details | $45/hr | $75/hr | $155/hr |
| Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer Nicolet Magna-IR 560 Fourier transform infrared spectrometer |
Details | $25/hr | $55/hr | $85/hr |
| UV-Vis Spectrometer Varian Cary 5000 UV-Vis-NIR spectrometer |
$30/hr | $60/hr | $90/hr | |
| Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) Mettler thermogravimetric analyzer, TGA/SDTA851e module |
Details | $25/hr | $55/hr | $85/hr |
| Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) Mettler differential scanning calorimeter, DSC822e module |
Details | $25/hr | $55/hr | $85/hr |
| Particle Size Analyzer (Zetatrac) Zetatrac Ultra zeta potential and particle size analyzer, particle size measuring range 0.8 nm-6.5 μm (Microtrac Inc.) |
Details | $10/hr | $45/hr | $70/hr |
| Particle Size Analyzer (API Aerosizer) API Aerosizer particle size analyzer, particle size measuring range 0.2-700 μm (TSI Inc.) |
Details | $25/hr | $55/hr | $85/hr |
| Micropore Analyzer (ASiQ) Quantachrome Autosorb iQ (ASiQ) micropore analyzer |
Details | $15/sample | $25/sample | $65/sample |
| Particle Charge Mapping System (Stabino) Stabino particle charge mapping system (Particle Metrix) |
Details | $10/hr | $45/hr | $70/hr |
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$25/hr | $25/hr | $25/hr | |
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$30/hr |
a Internal Student users are Texas Tech University students and other Texas Tech University employees who have been trained in the instrument use by the center staff.
b Internal Technical users are Texas Tech University students and other Texas Tech University employees who have elected to have analysis performed by the center staff.
c External users are the individuals/institutions external to Texas Tech University.