Optical Nanocomposite Laboratory

 

CF-CVC burner and substrate    Our laboratory, under the direction of Dr. George Sigel, Jr., has been active in new and cutting edge research and development of Optical Nanopowders for photonic applications.  These new powders have a wide variety of applications from nanocomposite materials for planar waveguides to photonic band gap materials.

 
  1. Equipment
  2. Unique Capabilities
  3. Pictures of Our Setup
  4. Lab Supervisor

 

Equipment:

  • Custom designed Combustion Flame - Chemical Vapor Condensation (CF-CVC)
  • Reactive Atmosphere Microwave Plasma Drying Reactor
  • Spin Coater, Dip Coater
  • Vacuum Oven
  • Multiple Precursor Delivery

 

Capabilities:

  • Ultra high surface area nanopowders (400 m2 /g)
  • Single and multicomponent oxide nanopowders
  • Spin coating of substrates up to 3000 RPM
  • Dip coating substrates
  • Microwave chlorine drying of powders 

 

Pictures of Our Setup:

Matt working on the CF-CVC reactor Multicomponent delivery system Reactive atmosphere microwave plasma drying reactor Spin Coater in fume hood

Lab Supervisor:

Matt Finley, M.S. 

Ceramic and Materials Engineering

607 Taylor Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065

Tele: 732 445 4527

Fax: 732 445 4545

finley@rci.rutgers.edu