Facilities
Bryce Group
Our research in solid-state NMR and quantum chemical modelling of NMR
parameters requires access to state-of-the-art solid-state NMR
spectrometers, high-performance computing facilities, and wet lab
space. Detailed below are some of the facilities available to us.
National
Ultrahigh-Field NMR Facility for Solids 900 MHz spectrometer
Further information on this facility is available at www.900.ca
500
MHz wide-bore
Bruker Avance NMR spectrometer
This departmental instrument has solids, liquids, and microimaging
capabilities.
We are equipped with a variety of solids probes (2.5mm, 4mm, 7mm MAS
and 5/10mm solenoid).
NEWS: February 2009 -- We
are excited to
report that a 400 MHz widebore system with a state-of-the-art 3-channel
Bruker Avance III console has been installed!
Double-rotation (DOR) NMR probe for high-resolution solid-state NMR of
quadrupolar nuclei.
200
MHz wide-bore Bruker Avance III spectrometer
This
instrument is dedicated to solids and
is very useful for studying nuclei such as C-13, Si-29, P-31.
There is also a 7 mm MAS probe designed specially for air-sensitive
samples sealed in glass tubes.
Computing
Facilities
In addition to a Windows or Linux-based PC for each
student, we have
one small 8-core cluster for quantum chemical calculations, and a
second
highspeed Sun Fire X4600 56-core
cluster (NSERC RTI) was installed in July 2007.
We are very grateful to Prof.
Tom Woo and his group for their assistance with the setup and
maintenance of these clusters.
Typical quantum chemical software to which we have access: Gaussian03,
ADF, Dalton, CASTEP, abinit.
We are also users of the High-Performance Computing Virtual
Laboratory (HPCVL). Click here
for further details.
Wet
lab space
We are equipped for the synthesis and manipulation of organic and
inorganic compounds, including those that are air- and
moisture-sensitive.
Equipment includes a glovebox (NSERC RTI), vacuum line,
high-temperature furnace,
rotovap, balances, etc.
Student
office space
Last updated October 3 2009
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