Equipment database

Name:

FTIR Spectrometer

Producer:

Bruker (Ettlingen, RFN)

Model:

Vertex 80v

Research group:

Laboratory of Molecular Film Investigation

Description:

Vertex 80v FT-IR spectrometer Bruker Inc., USA is equipped with a PMA50 accessory allowing Langmuir-Blodgett IR spectra to be recorded as well as self-organized layers on solid substrates using the PM-IRRAS technique. This spectrophotometer also enables the recording of classical IR transmission spectra of KBr pellets. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer Fourier Transform Infrared spectrophotometer Vertex 80 V (Bruker Inc., USA) enables measurements of IR spectra under low pressure. Working under pressure which do not exceed 10 mbar results in strong decrease of the concentration of gases which disturb IR measurements. The most important agents which negative influence IR spectra are: water vapor and carbon dioxide. Spectrometer enables following types of measurements:

• absorption in KBr pellets or in liquids;
• Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) – spectrometer is equipped with Platinum ATR (Bruker);
• Specular Reflectance with adjustable angle of incidence – spectrometer is equipped with specular reflectance accessory GS19650 (SPECAC, UK);
• Polarization Modulation Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) – spectrometer is equipped with PMA50 module (Bruker).

Contact:

dr Paweł Borowicz