Molecular Materials Research Center

For information on the MMRC's mission, the Center's facilities, how to use MMRC instruments how to acknowledge work done in the MMRC, and the personnel of the center, click on the appropriate link.

XPS Spectrometers Surf. Sci. M-Probe XPS/ ESCA Kratos Ultra XPS XPS Software Vacuum Equipment Scanning Prob Microscopy Digital Nanoscope ECSTM Digital Multi-mode AFM-2 Asylum MFP-3D AFM Witec NSOM Electrochemical Techniques High Speed EChem Quartz Crystal Micro balance BAS-100B/W Electrochemical Analyser High Vacuum Techniques LKtech HREELS LEED/Auger Metal Vapor Deposition (PVD) Optical Techniques Surface FTIR Cary 5000 UV-vis-NIR with Integrating Sphere Witec NSOM Light Scattering Contact Angle Goniometer Stark Spectrometer Ellipsometer Other Techniques Squid New DaktakXT Profilometer Old Daktak Profilometer MBraun Glove Box LB Trough Microtome Em-500 Microscope Camera Cahn Microbalance C-35 Other Instruments Resources Other Equipment Safety and Emergency Info

MMRC Mission

The mission of the MMRC is to foster cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in the area of chemistry, surface science, and materials and to provide advanced instrumentation in these areas to the Caltech communities. The Center brings together students and investigators from diverse scientific backgrounds to carryout research. The MMRC provides the Caltech community with routine access to state-of-the-art instrumentation for materials characterization and surface analysis. The center has wet chemistry laboratories where synthesis of materials and combinations of materials with unique and desirable properties are carried out.

Current emphasis of the Research Center is on materials and devices useful in artificial photosynthesis and solar energy conversion, electroactive compounds, unique nonlinear optical materials, devices capable of detecting volatile organic chemicals, surface science methods to probe the chemistry of solids, and characterization of magnetic materials ranging from asteroids to nanomaterials.

Researchers who would like to make use the Center's instruments need to contact the Laboratory assistant in charge of the instrument for training. Lab Assistants for each instrument are list on the webpage for that instrument. You will also be require to complete MMRC Safety training If you have already completed CCE safety training you will only need to view the MMRC Safety Slides. After completing the safety and instrument training, researchers will be able to reserve time on an instrument through the online instrument scheduling program. Only trained users are allowed to use MMRC instruments.

MMRC Acknowledgment

MMRC Personnel

Faculty