Chemistry Labs

Sandia has access to a full suite of chemistry labs (materials synthesis) and characterization equipment, including:

• tube and box furnaces (up to 1400°C) for solid state synthesis and high temperature treatment;
• thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry analyzers (TGA/DSC) to measure weight gain/loss and thermodynamic properties vs. temperature (e.g., phase change, melting, reduction/oxidation, specific heat);
• x-ray powder diffractometer to determine crystallographic phase changes and sample purity;
• Micromeritics BET for surface area;
• optical (light) microscope; and
• scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) to determine microstructure and qualitative elemental analysis.