Electrospun nanofibers of a copolymer consisting of polyvinylalcohol that has been crosslinked with an inorganic polymer containing phosphorus, oxygen and nitrogen only.

Dr. Jorge P. Correia

Interfacial Electrochemistry Group - CQB
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Bloco C8 - Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Tel.: +351217500685
Fax: +351217500088

Expertise
Electrochemistry; electropolymerization; electrocatalysis; modified electrodes; electronically conducting polymers; self-assembled monolayers; nanomaterials and nanostructures; fuel-cells; biosensors; ellipsometry; materials characterization by coupling electrochemical and optical techniques.

Equipment
• 14 electrochemical workstations (EG&G, CHI, ...)
• Monochromatic Ellipsometer, Sentech SE400 (in-situ and ex-situ experiments) (2002)
• Imaging Ellipsometer, Nanofilm Elli2000 (2006)
• AFM/STM, Digital Instruments; nanoscope IIIa Multimode (2001)
• Probe Beam Deflection workstation, Oriel based prototype (2002)
• Photocurrent Spectroscopy workstation, Oriel based prototype (2002)
• Surface Plasmon Resonance spectrometer, Biosuplar 400 (2011)
• Scanning Electrochemical microscope, Uniscan SECM 270 (2005)
• Electrochemical Quartz Cristal Microbalance, CHInstruments CHI420 (2001)
• Surface Tension Goniometer (Contact Angle), Kruss (2009)
• Four-Probe Conductimeter, Jandel Engineering (1998)
• UV-Vis spectrometer (integrating sphere equipped), Shimadzu UV2600 (2011)
• Controlled atmosphere chamber, Plas-Labs 855-AC (2004)
• Refractometer, Atago NAR-1T Liquid (2013)
• Ultrasonic baths, centrifugues, osciloscopes, lock-in amplifiers,...

• Access to all types of equipments of the research center (CQB), in particular several mass spectrometers (including the Apex Ultra FTICR-MS), X-ray diffractometers (conventional and glancing angle), FTIR, fluorescence, NMR, Calorimeters (photoacustic, Calvet-drop), BET area apparatus, stopped-flow facility, etc.