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Sample and DAC Preparation

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Top Industrie DAC Gas Loader

Custom DAC gas loader. Operating pressure up to 3000 bar. Ability to load both inert (Ar, Ne, He) and corrosive (e.g. H2) gases. Ability to measure the pressure in-situ (Ruby marker) during loading. Remote control of the compressor on a touchable screen and pneumatic valves. 

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Microscope Built-In Micromanipulator 

The system allows the direct handling of samples in the microscale. Integrated with a built-in Microscope connected with the PC allowing even inexperienced users to perform complicated and delicate procedures by just controlling a computer mouse.

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Laser Drilling

Table-top laser drilling and micromachining system used for gaskets, preparing samples and sample environments for DAC experiments.  Ability to drill holes of <10 micrometers and of drilling non-conductive materials. 

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Ruby System

Compact system to measure pressure through ruby luminescence.  A 405 nm laser is used together with an Ocean optics spectrometer

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Single-Station Glove Box

Single-station glove box, continuously maintain a high-purity inert gas environment with less than 1ppm O2. Automatic control of: air pressure; gas purification system; regeneration process of the gas purification system. 

 Microscopes

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NIKON SMZ 18 trinocular stereo microscope with NIS-Elements analysis software

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Stereo Microscope with Touch-pad Screen

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Trinocular Stereo Microscope

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360° 3D digital Microscope

Mini-BX80 Diamond Anvil Cell

Symmetric  Diamond Anvil Cell

Probing ​Techniques

Raman Spectroscopy: custom made confocal micro-Raman

HT400HB self-leveling optical platform.t

1.5X3m self leveling platform

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Shamrock 500i:

Aperture F/6.5, Focal length 500mm  Gratings Interchangeable  triple turret: 300, 600 and 1200 l/mm

Wavelength accuracy 0.04 nm

Wavelength repeatability 10 pm

Resolution: 0.06nm

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Cobolt  (HÜBNER) ultra narrow  linewidth lasers

Twist: 457 nm,  50 mW

Fandango: 515 nm, 150 mW

Flamenco: 660 nm, 100 mW

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iDus 420/BEX2-DD

Back Illuminated.

Deep Depletion CCD with anti-fringing.

Extended range dual AR coating.

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Four-probe resistance measurement

This allows us to measure the resistance of materials under high pressure.

The whole setup is a combination of KEITHLEY 2450 (SourceMeter) and KEITHLEY DMM7510 (MultiMerter).

Collaborations with Big-Science Facilities 

China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS)

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SPring-8 (Super Photon Ring – 8 GeV)

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Advanced Light Source (LBNL)

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Advanced Photon Source (ANL)

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Spallation Neutron Source (ORNL)

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