The laboratory and facilities are belong to Earth Materials Science Group (4G).
High-Pressure and High-Temperature Apparatuses
Diamond Anvil Cells(DAC)
The sample is compressed between two opposed diamond anvils which can generate quite high pressure > 50 GPa. There are many kinds of cell type in our lab.; Cramp type, Symmetric type, Mao-Bell (lever) type.
Resistance-Heating Diamond Anvil Cells
The sample can be heated with a few hundred of degrees Celsius under high pressures by combining with a resistance-heating coil adjusted on the diamond anvil cell.
Other Experimental Equipment for DAC
A spot welder and precise drilling machines for drilling the sample hole in the gasket.
Piston Cylinder Type Apparatus with a Resistance Heating
A piston cylinder with a hand press. We use it for synthesizing large volume samples under pressure conditions up to 1.5 GPa, 350 ℃.
Characterization facilities
Micro-Raman spectrometer
The diode laser (532 nm) is used as an excitation light source. Use for obtain Raman spectra of materials at ambient condition and at high-pressure and high-temperature conditions combined with DAC. Also, ruby fluorescence spectra are measured for pressure determination.
Ultraviolet Visible Absorption Spectroscopy (UV-vis)
Use for the measurements of absorption spectroscopy of solutions and solids from ultraviolet to visible spectral regions.
GC/MS
Use for the measurement on mass spectrometry of organic materials.
FT-IR
Use for the measurements of infrared spectra. Micro IR spectra on high-pressure conditions are measured combined with the cramp type DAC.
※We also use Synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurement system on KEK-PF BL18-C, neutron diffraction measurement system on J-PARC MLF PLANET beam-line.
Pictures of the Laboratory
