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

通过化学研究仪器：多用户（CRIF:MU）项目的奖励，来自爱达荷州立大学的Robert Holman教授及其同事Todd Davis、Lisa Goss、Joshua Pak和Rene Rodriguez将获得一台差示扫描量热计（DSC），该量热计与质谱仪（MS）连接在一起。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)形成纳米材料的单一来源前体的合成和控制分解，以及(b)纳米材料制备光伏器件的研究和使用。质谱仪（MS）通过测量样品中分子成分的质量来鉴定样品的化学成分。DSC附件允许测量增加样品和参考物温度所需的热量差异，作为温度的函数，而TGA能力显示样品被加热时重量的变化。这些技术提供了各种材料化学成分的信息。该仪器不仅可用于科研，还可用于本科生的科研训练和教学。

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.