CRIF-MU: Acquisition of a DSC-TGA-MS System at Idaho State University

凭借化学研究仪器：多用户（CRIF：MU）计划的这一奖项，来自爱达荷州州立大学的Robert Holman教授及其同事托德戴维斯、丽莎戈斯、约书亚帕克和雷内罗德里格斯将获得一台差示扫描量热仪（DSC），并将热重分析仪（TGA）连接到质谱仪（MS）上。该提案旨在加强各级的研究培训和教育，特别是在以下研究领域：（a）用于形成纳米材料的单一来源前体的合成和受控分解;（B）用于制备光伏器件的纳米材料的研究和使用。用于通过测量样品中分子成分的质量来识别样品的化学成分。DSC附件允许测量作为温度函数的增加样品和参考的温度所需的热量的差异，而TGA能力显示样品在被加热时的重量变化。这些技术提供了关于各种材料的化学成分的信息。该仪器不仅用于研究，而且用于研究培训和本科生教学。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation: Multi-user (CRIF:MU) program, Professor Robert Holman and colleagues Todd Davis, Lisa Goss, Joshua Pak and Rene Rodriguez from Idaho State University will acquire a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) with a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) attached to a mass spectrometer (MS). The proposal is aimed at enhancing research training and education at all levels, especially in areas of study such as (a) synthesis and controlled decomposition of single-source precursors for the formation of nanomaterials and (b) study and use of nanomaterials for the preparation of photovoltaic devices.Mass spectrometers (MS) are used to identify the chemical composition of a sample by measuring the mass of the molecular constituents in the sample. The DSC attachment allows the measurement of the difference in the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a sample and reference as a function of temperature while the TGA capability shows the changes in weight of a sample as it is being heated. These techniques provide information on the chemical composition of various materials. The instrumentation will be used not only in research but also in research training and teaching of undergraduate students.