Research facilities

• Four rooms (~150 m²), fully equipped with equipment for organic synthesis of any degree of complexity, work in an inert atmosphere and at low temperatures (up to the temperature of liquid nitrogen);
• A room for inorganic synthesis (35 m²), equipped with equipment for the production of nanoscale inorganic materials, such as oxides, chalcogenides, etc.
• Unilab four-glove box with controlled atmosphere (O₂, H₂O <0.1 ppm) for working with substances sensitive to oxygen and/or moisture;
• Fritsch Pulverisette 7 Premium ball mill for the production of nanoparticles and colloidal solutions of metal oxides.
• Six analytical high-performance liquid chromatographs (Shimadzu LC10, LC20) equipped with columns of various types (normal and reversed phases, gels for operation in aqueous and non-aqueous media, specialized columns for fullerenes);
• Two preparative chromatographs (based on Shimadzu LC-20, equipped with autosamplers and automatic fraction collectors, performing separation in a completely autonomous mode;
• High-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) based on LC-20AP (max. eluent consumption 200 ml/min), equipped with an autosampler and an automatic preparative collector of fractions for preparative separation.
• A set of semipreparative and preparative columns of different types
• Shimadzu LC20-based gel-penetrating chromatography unit for determination of molecular weight characteristics of polymer materials;
• Shimadzu GC2010 plus Gas chromatograph;
• Automatic Fischer Titrator Mettler Toledo C10SX
• Automatic Titrator Metorm 776 Dosimat
• pH Meter Horiba D13
• Heidolph Hei-VAP Advantage HL/G3 rotary evaporators (2 pcs each in every room)
• Vacuum systems MZ 2C NT+AK+EK Vacuubrand (for each evaporator)
• Magnetic stirrers Heidolph and IKA (5-6 in each room)
• Analytical and laboratory scales (in each room)
• Drying cabinets (in each room)
• Vacuum drying cabinets – 2 pcs
• Hettich EVA 20 centrifuges– 3 pcs
• Tanifuji H-100F Preparative Centrifuge
• Sonorex Super RK – 100H ultrasonic baths (in every room)
• Vacuum centrifuge evaporator TOMY CC-105
• Freeze drying Martin Christ A VSP 62 MV
• Muffle chamber furnaces – 5 pcs
• Crucible Furnace
• Tubular furnaces – 4 pcs
• Installation for sublimation cleaning in medium vacuum (10-2 mmHg)
• Installation for sublimation cleaning in high (10-5 mmHg) vacuum

• Shimadzu LC20-based gel-penetrating chromatography unit for determination of molecular weight characteristics of polymer materials;
• Shimadzu GC2010 plus Gas chromatograph;
• Photocorrelation spectrometer Photocor Complex for measurements in dynamic and static light scattering modes,
  Synchronous thermal analyzer Perkin Elmer STA8000;
• Fourier IR spectrometer Perkin Elmer Spectrum 100 with ZnSe/diamond prism for recording spectra in the NIP mode;
• Fourier IR spectrometer Perkin Elmer Spectrum Two with KRS-5 prism, integrated inside the glove box, for recording spectra of air-sensitive substances;
• Raman Spectrometer Thermo Scientific Nicolet NXR 970 ;
• Avantes BV fiber optic spectrometer for measuring absorption and photoluminescence spectra in the range of 190-1150 nm;
• Elins P30SM potentiostat for electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical measurements;
• Desktop EPR spectrometer Adani CMS8400
• Automatic Fischer Titrator Mettler Toledo C10SX
• Melting temperature measuring stations Mettler Toledo FP62 and BUCHI 535

Modern NMR spectrometers (for surveys in solution and in a solid),diffractometers (powder and single crystal), Shimadzu LCMS2010 chromato-mass spectrometer, installations for conducting elemental microanalysis and other devices are available through the ACCI FRC PCP MC RAS.

• NT-MDT "NTEGRA PRIMA" probe microscope for studying the topography and morphology of thin films, including conducting AFM and Kelvin probe microscopy;

• A NeaSpec near-field IR microscope installed inside a glove box for conducting a wide range of studies using probe microscopy in combination with FTIR spectral mapping with a spatial resolution of <15 nm. Measurements are carried out in a controlled inert atmosphere with or without additional irradiation of the sample (used on the basis of the laboratory in the ADC mode);

• Raman DX X2 Thermo Scientific microscope with 532 nm and 785 nm lasers.

Additional opportunities are provided by microscopes in the ACCP of the FRC PCP MC RAS:

• Scanning electron microscope Zeiss Supra 25, equipped with the Oxford Instruments installation for performing chemical analysis by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy;
• Confocal Microscope LaserTec Optelics Hybrid

• MBraun Unilab eight-point argon box with battery manufacturing equipment: (1) installation with a disc cutter for cutting cathodes and anodes, (2) a press for assembling CR2032 button electrochemical cells, (3) a vacuum chamber for degassing the electrolyte, (4) rollers for rolling the cathode and anode, and (5) a vacuum laminator for manufacturing of battery layouts in a batch assembly
• Gelon LIB installation for applying electrode coatings using a squeegee knife (Tape casting, Dr. Blade)
  Airbrushes for coating (spray-coating);
• Vacuum furnaces for drying electrodes (25 L);
• Installation for hot rolling of electrodes;
• Twenty eight-channel galvanostats BTS (Neware, China).
  Elins P30SM potentiostat for electrochemical measurements (cyclic voltammetry);
• Galvanostat-potentiostat-impedance meter Elins PX40 for measurements on alternating current;
• IPC-Pro MF potentiostat and cells for conducting operando measurements using FTIR and Raman (Raman) spectroscopy.
• Fourier IR spectrometer Perkin Elmer Spectrum BX for in-situ spectroelectrochemical measurements;
• Fritsch Pulverisette 7 Premium ball mill for producing nanoparticles of electroactive materials
• LOIP FT-311-80 cryothermostat with temperature range from -70 to +100°C for electrochemical studies at different temperatures

Preparation of substrates

• Two installations for processing substrates in radio frequency (RF) plasma (2.5 L, 40 kHz, 150 W);
• Installation for processing substrates with ozone (UV-ozon
• Confocal laser engraver EASY SISMA 200F

Application of films from the solution

• Spin-couters SCS P6708 and Laurell Technologies WS 400 for applying thin films from solutions in air;
• A spin-coater installed inside an MBraun glove box with an inert atmosphere;
• DrBlade Coating Plant (Zehntner ZAA2300);
• Laboratory installation of slot extrusion (slot die coating TFC300H, Automatic Research GmbH) for applying thin films from solutions at room and elevated temperatures.

Vacuum methods of film formation

• Two upgraded installations based on VUP-5 for resistive spraying of organic and inorganic coatings;
• RF/DC magnetron sputtering unit with a 2-inch magnetron manufactured by Iontec Ltd. (Moscow), equipped with a 2-channel gas supply system, a cooled sample holder with the possibility of plasma cleaning of substrates.
• Five-channel atomic layer deposition unit ALD (Quinttech, RF) for the application of high-quality oxide films;
• High-vacuum (10-6 mbar) CVD plant for growing perovskite films;

Device manufacturing

• MBraun Unilab three-glove box equipped with a high-vacuum PVD chamber for applying low-volatile materials (2 sources) by resistive thermal evaporation;
• MBraun Unilab three-glove box equipped with a high-vacuum evaporation chamber for applying volatile (4 sources) and non-volatile (2 sources) materials by resistive thermal evaporation;

Characterization of solar сells and photodetectors

• MBraun Unilab three-glove box with integrated solar simulator and installation for measuring voltage characteristics and EQE spectra of solar cells;
• Multi-channel installation for measuring the voltage characteristics of solar panels based on 4 Advantest 6240A measuring sources operating in parallel mode;
• Installation for measuring the spectra of IPCE, EQE solar cells based on LOMO monochromator and electronic components, provided by Stanford Research Systems.
• Installation for measuring the voltage characteristics of solar cells at different light levels: from 1 to 600 MW/cm;
• Sources-Keithley meters 236, 2400, 2405
• Installation for estimating the mobility of charge carriers in organic and hybrid semiconductors by the SCLC method in pulsed mode;
• Installation with a nanosecond laser to study the transient characteristics of photodetectors (response time and attenuation of the photoreclick signal).
• Installation with blue (450 nm), green (532 nm) and red (633 nm) lasers and a powerful white light source for studying the photoresistance of photoresistors, phototransistors and photovoltaic elements (time resolution 0.1 ms);

Characterization of field-effect transistors, memory devices and chemosensors

• Homemade probe station for measuring the voltage characteristics of transistors;
• Two-channel source-Keithley 2612A meter (lower current limit ~1 pA)
• Installation for optoelectric programming of memory elements synchronized with a source-meter of voltage characteristics;
• Three-channel gas dynamic installation GDU16 for generating mixtures of gases with a given profile of changes in analyte concentrations;
• Five-channel gas dynamic installation GDU16-1 for generating mixtures of gases with a given profile of changes in analyte concentrations;
• Two-channel sources-Advantest R6245 (R6246) meters for detecting the response of chemotransistors to the presence of analyte (lower current limit of 10 fA, 8 pcs)
• Single-channel sources Keithley 236 and 237 meters for detecting the response of chemoresistors to the presence of analyte (lower current limit of 10 fA, 4 pcs)
• Thermostatic gas cells for measuring the sensor characteristics of devices (matrices of up to 10 elements at a time, electronic nose).

• Two eight-glove boxes of the Unilab MVgaip with a controlled atmosphere (O2, H2O <0.1 ppm), equipped with special installations for studying the photostability of various materials under the action of ultraviolet, ordinary or concentrated (up to 10 suns) white light in the absence of oxygen and air moisture (stability in inert conditions);
• AvaSpec2048 and Ocean Optics OIQE-SET-02121 fiber-optic spectrometers with a cooled high-sensitivity detector integrated into glove boxes for recording electronic absorption and fluorescence spectra of samples during aging;
• Installation for the study of stationary and transient electrical characteristics of thin films of materials, integrated into the glove box;
• The LIB XL500 climate chamber allows you to maintain a set temperature, humidity and light intensity. A stand developed by us is integrated into this installation, which allows us to register the voltage characteristics of 128 solar cells located inside the climate chamber in a fully automatic mode directly during aging.
• Field tests are carried out using an experimental stand developed by us based on a solar tracker. The stand is equipped with a pyranometer (accuracy class 2 standard), a silicon photodiode, a temperature and humidity sensor. The readings of these control devices are recorded automatically simultaneously with the characteristics of experimental samples of solar cells (up to 256 pieces).
• The Perkin Elmer Spectrum Two Fourier IR spectrometer with a KRS prism integrated inside the glove box for recording the spectra of samples during aging;
• Raman DXR X2 Thermo Scientific microscope with 532 nm and 785 nm lasers, which allows studying changes in the spectral properties of materials during aging in an inert atmosphere (sealed cuvettes);
• The NeaSpec near-field IR microscope installed inside the glove box allows you to track changes in the morphology and chemical composition of films during aging, including using in-situ experiments (used on the basis of the laboratory in the ACCP of the FRC PCP MC RAS)