Critical repair of a UV/vis/NIR spectrophotometer used to characterize solar, plasmonic, and sorptive materials

用于表征太阳能、等离子体和吸附材料的紫外/可见/近红外分光光度计的关键修复

• 批准号: RTI-2019-00043
• 负责人: Kelly, Timothy
• 金额: $ 0.8万
• 依托单位: University of Saskatchewan
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=655287
• 关键词: Critical; repair; UV; vis; NIR

During the summer of 2018, a critical UV/vis/NIR spectrophotometer in the Department of Chemistry failed. The spectrometer needs key parts replaced (micrometers and their corresponding drive motors), which must be installed by a qualified technician. This spectrometer was in daily use by researchers throughout the chemistry department; however, the Kelly, Burgess and Wilson groups have been impacted the most. The loss of the spectrometer threatens to derail key research projects in these groups; until its failure, it provided essential data on the light absorbing layers of solar cells, electrodeposited metal films, and adsorption processes on biopolymers, data which is crucial to the success of these research programs. If the spectrometer is not repaired or replaced, it would prevent a large number of students and post-doctoral fellows from completing their programs. This application therefore requests funding for the replacement parts needed to repair the spectrometer and their installation.

2018年夏天，化学系一台关键的紫外/可见/近红外分光光度计发生了故障。光谱仪需要更换关键部件（千分尺及其相应的驱动电机），必须由合格的技术人员安装。整个化学系的研究人员每天都在使用这种光谱仪；然而，凯利、伯吉斯和威尔逊三组受到的影响最大。光谱仪的丢失可能会破坏这些团体的关键研究项目；在失败之前，它提供了关于太阳能电池的光吸收层、电沉积金属薄膜和生物聚合物吸附过程的基本数据，这些数据对这些研究项目的成功至关重要。如果光谱仪不进行维修或更换，将会阻碍大量的学生和博士后完成他们的项目。因此，本申请要求为维修光谱仪及其安装所需的更换部件提供资金。