Electrochemistry & Surface Functionalization Laboratory

Room JK209

About:

The Electrochemistry Laboratory is a new research laboratory founded in May 2013 with the support of The Metallic Materials Science, Physical Metallurgy Department and Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, having as material base equipment purchased within the Coat4Dent project.
In order to improve the scientific environment, this laboratory brings a unique character by its high standard analysis equipment and trained personnel.

Team:

Associate Professor
Mihai Cosmin COTRUT 
Professor
Mihai TARCOLEA
Lecturer
Maria Diana VRANCEANU
PhD student
Ana Iulia GHERGHILESCU

Expertise:

Corrosion behaviour of different materials at various temperatures and electrolytes. The tests are carried out taking into account existing standards for each type of experiment or material. 
Deposition, nanomaterials synthesis and surface modification conducted by electrochemical techniques.

Potentiostat/Galvanostat/EIS Analyzer Parstat 4000, (Princeton Applied Research - Ametek)

Technical Specifications:

  • Cell connections 2, 3 or 4 terminal plus ground
  • Data acquisition 3 x 18-bit 1M samples per second ADCs synchronized - voltage/current/auxiliary
  • Applied voltage range ± 10V
  • Applied voltage accuracy ± 0.2% of value ± 2mV
  • Applied current range ± full scale (depends on range selected); ± 4A (standard)
  • Applied current accuracy ± 0.2% of reading, ±0.2 % of range, ±2pA
  • Frequency range 10μHz to 5MHz

Low Current Interface VersaSTAT LC (Princeton Applied Research - Ametek)

Technical Specifications:

  • Minimum Current Range: 80fA (80 x 10-15 A)
  • Minimum Current Resolution: 2.5aA
  • Ranges: 14 decades, 20mA to 80fA

Differential Scanning Calorimeter DSC 200 f3 Maia® (Netzsch)

Technical Specifications:

  • Temperature Range: -150 - 600°C
  • Heating rates: 0 - 100 K/min
  • Cooling rates: 0 - 70 K/min (depending on temp.)
  • Temperature accuracy: 0.1 K
  • Cooling options: LN2

pH_ORP Meter HI 4221

Research Grade Bench pH & ORP Meter HI 4221 (Hanna Instruments)

Technical Specifications:

  • Automatic calibration
  • Range (pH): 2.000 to 20.000
  • Resolution (pH): 0.001
  • Accuracy (pH): ±0.002
  • Range (mV): ±2000
  • Resolution (mV): 0.1
  • Accuracy (mV): ±0.2

KA RCT Basic Safety Control Hotplate/Stirrer and ETS-D6 Temp Controller (IKA)

Technical Specifications:

  • Stirring quantity max. per stirring position (H2O): 20 l
  • Speed range: 50 - 1500 rpm
  • Temperature range: RT - 310°C

Heating Bath Circulators CW-05G (Jeio Tech)

Technical Specifications:

  • Microprocessor PID temperature control with auto-tuning function
  • Capacity: 5 l
  • Temperature range: 25°C to 150°C
  • Temperature accuracy: ±0.05°C

Didactic activities

Conducting didactic laboratories within the following disciplines for undergraduate and master programs: Materials Corrosion, Biomaterials Degradation, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, Surface Engineering, Ceramic and Polymeric Materials, Materials Design with Preset Properties.

Research activities

The laboratory is involved in several national and international research projects. Although the main purpose of this laboratory is research it can also offer support for undergraduate/postgraduate and PhD students in their activities stipulated in the research plans.

Remarks

  • Interconnection/Subordinate: Department of Metallic Materials, Physical Metallurgy
  • Integration: Corrosion Science and Engineering, Surface Engineering, Nanomaterials
  • Complementarities: Corrosion Laboratory, Biomaterials & Interface Phenomena Laboratory, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis Laboratory, Corrosion and Stereomicroscopy Laboratory