{"id":26,"date":"2017-03-15T09:30:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T08:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-07-02T11:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:51:27","slug":"labs-equipment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/labs-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Labs &amp; Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>IRICA<\/strong><br><strong>(Instituto Regional de Investigaci\u00f3n Cient\u00edfica Aplicada,&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Ciudad Real)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/IRICA_PORTADA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/IRICA_PORTADA.png 316w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/IRICA_PORTADA-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Applied Nanomagnetism lab at IRICA offers facilities for synthesis and characterization -structural, compositional and magnetic- of magnetic nanostructures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These nanostructures can be synthesized in a \u202f<strong>vacuum deposition chamber<\/strong> \u202fwith 2 sputtering magnetrons, a nanoparticles source, a rotatory sample holder mounted on a linear shift and a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM). The particle source is operated with standard and hollow cathodes. The metal vapor condenses into nanoparticles in an aggregation chamber before reaching the main chamber as a beam through a nozzle. It is possible to control the particle size by changing the aggregation distance and by using a carrier gas (He).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-1.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/01\/Video-definitivo_con-etiquetas_comprimido.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Synthesis of nanoparticles at ambient pressure is also possible using a <strong>spark ablation source<\/strong>. By applying a given voltage (up to 1.35 kV and 10.4 mA of applied current) between two electrodes of the chosen materials, this source is able to produce nanoparticles which are carried away by a gas flow (e.g., Ar or N<sub>2<\/sub>). Thus, aerosols of different materials can be produced, even bimetallic systems. The nanoparticles can be deposited onto porous substrates or TEM grids for subsequent characterization using different accessories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"640\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 360 \/ 640;\" width=\"360\" controls src=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/07\/rulo-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"spark ablation source\" class=\"wp-image-1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-02-at-16.12.16.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnetic characterization can be performed with a \u202f<strong>Superconducting Quantum Interference Device magnetometer (SQUID)\u202f<\/strong> with equipped with an EverCool He liquifier. The SQUID magnetometer allows the measurement of both ac and dc magnetic response as a function of temperature (from 2 K to 400 K), magnetic field (up to 5 Tesla) and, for the case of ac susceptibility, frequency of the driving field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-03-at-13.52.02-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-03-at-13.52.02-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-03-at-13.52.02-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-03-at-13.52.02-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-03-at-13.52.02-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-03-at-13.52.02.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRICA(Instituto Regional de Investigaci\u00f3n Cient\u00edfica Aplicada,&nbsp;Ciudad Real) The Applied Nanomagnetism lab at IRICA offers facilities for synthesis and characterization -structural, compositional and magnetic- of magnetic nanostructures. These nanostructures can be synthesized in a \u202fvacuum deposition chamber \u202fwith 2 sputtering magnetrons, a nanoparticles source, a rotatory sample holder mounted on a linear shift and a Quartz &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/labs-equipment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Seguir leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Labs &amp; Equipment<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1521,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/1521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uclm.es\/apnano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}