Lab facilities

Material Synthesis :

• Planetary Ball Mill
• DC Magnetron Sputtering unit
• Ultra High Frequency Induction Heater (1.5 MHz) with IR detector and chiller.
• Vacuum sealing setup for sealing ampoules (upto 10^-5 torr)
• High temperature furnace ~ 1200 °C
• Programmable Muffle furnace  ~ 1050 ° C
• Verticle furnace ~ 1000 °C
• Low Speed Diamond Saw for Material Cutting.
• Metallographic Polishing Machine and Ultrasonic Cleaner.

Characterization facilities:

• LSR-3 (LINSEIS, GERMANY) - A simultaneous Seebeck and electrical resistivity measurement (RT-1273 K)
• Automated system with Seebeck Measurement system for thin films (in the process of development)
• Hall Measurement set up
• Set for the thermoelectric device testing (in the process of development)
• Temperature controller, Digital Multi Meter (DMM) and accessories for Data acquisition.