The Lab

The lab is equipped with the required instruments for polymer synthesis and characterization, as well as for the preparation of thin films and their basic characterization (see slideshow below).
Additionally, we spend many hours characterizing our samples using the microscopes of the Hebrew University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, as well as fabricate patterned substrates by electron beam lithography.

Polymerization line

Use: distillation of solvent and monomers for anionic polymerization
Polymerization reactor

Use: reactor for anionic polymerization
Vacuum line

Use: radical polymerization
Quadruple detector gel permeation chromatography system (UV, RI, LS, and Visco)

Use: molar mass disribution analysis
Vacuum

Use: thermal annealing of polymer samples
Laminar flow hood, with spin coater and nanoimprint lithography press

Use: preparation of thin polymer films under clean atmosphere
Monochromatic ellipsometer

Use: initial determination of polymer film thickness
Heated vacuum tubes

Use: chemical modification of specific domains in block copolymer films
Steroscope + scribing instrument

Use: create scratches in polymer films under microscope control for local film thickness analysis