Instruments

single crystal X-ray Diffractometer for the determination of crystal structures at RT and LT

Rigaku-Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur S + Cryostream800

powder X-ray diffractometer for phase identification, massive samples, and variable temperature measurements

Panalytical X’Pert PRO automated diffractometer equipped with an X'celerator detector

powder X-ray diffractometer with transmission geometry for crystal structure solution, phase identification, and quantitative analyses.

Panalytical X’Pert PRO automated diffractometer equipped with a PIXcell detector and focusing mirror

Hot Stage Microscopy (HSM)

Olympus BX41 stereomicroscope equipped with a Linkam LTS350 platinum plate and Visicam analyzer

melting-point apparatus

Kofler Bench

Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA)

Perkin Elmer TGA-7.

Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)

Perkin Elmer Pyris Diamond DSC equipped with a model ULSP intracooler.

ball milling apparatus for mechanochemical synthesis

retsch MM 200

Infrared spectrometer

Bruker alpha FTIR with ATR

Intrinsic dissolution rate apparatus

UV-VIS spectrophotometer Varian Cary 50 coupled with a Teledyne-Hanson Classic-Vision 6 dissolution tester

Stereo Microscope equipped with cross polarizers and a Nikon-DS-Fi3 camera