Infrastructure for Materials Synthesis

We have infrastructure dedicated to a vast array of techniques to synthesize inorganic materials and hybrid materials, thereby large laboratories for wet and solid-state synthesis and furnaces for heat treatment with different atmospheres and temperature ranges to create high quality samples.

Researcher taking a crucible out of a furnace in a laboratory
Credit: Photo: Jarli & Jordan/UiO. Our own PhD student Halvor Høen Hval demonstrating crucible handling.

 

The Main Synthesis Lab (Ø150)

The main synthesis lab Ø150 is the main work area for several master students, PhDs, post docs. and researchers where the perform synthesis or seal quartz ampules with the torch.

The furnace room (Ø131)

The furnace room is for many of our coworkers a natural step of many inorganic materials syntheses, where different furnaces offer a range of temperatures and atmospheres.

Gloveboxes

There are several gloveboxes at NAFUMA, the gloveboxes of ØK52 are used for the most diverse fields of research and communal use.

Ball Milling

Ball milling is a mechanical technique for grinding powders to achieve fine particles. At NAFUMA we have ball milling equipment for many material classes particle sizes.

The Balance Room

The Balance Room is a natural part of any synthesis infrastructure, with microbalances with an accuracy of 4 decimals of a gram.