EPR Platform

The EPR platform is part of the CNRS research infrastructure Infranalytics (FR2054). This infrastructure is devoted to centralize and facilitate the accessibility of EPR to public and private sectors.

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Permanent staff:

Scientific manager: Bertrand Vileno (researcher)

Technical manager: Nolwenn Le Breton (research engineer)

Equipment:

  • Elexsys E580
    X-band (9.5 GHz) and Q-band (34 GHz) in continuous wave and pulse mode with arbitrary waveform generator (AWG)
  • EMX
    X-band (9.5 GHz) and Q-band (34 GHz) in continuous wave

  • Elexsys E580
    X-band (9.5 GHz) in continuous wave and pulse mode

  • ESP300E
    X-band (9.5 GHz) in continuous wave

EPR Capabilities:

  • Cavities: QD2/ENDOR with optical window, QT with optical window, MD5, MS5, MD4-ENDOR, MS3, TE with optical window / TM / double / HSW with optical window
  • Variable temperature between 1.7 K and 500 K
  • X-band and Q-band equipped with arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) and electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR)
  • In situ electrochemistry: potentiostat and cells adapted for EPR
  • Illumination:
    • In situ and ex situ illumination with AURA ligh engine (Lumencor®) at: 360, 475, 555, 635 and 730 nm

    • Solar simulator Oriel Sol-UV for ex situ illumination at AM 1.5 (Newport™)

    • Home made ex situ illumination chamber for EPR tubes and capillaries

 

  • Techniques:
    • Continuous wave
    • Time resolved
    • Continuous wave ENDOR
    • Pulse: ELDOR, ENDOR, ESEEM, HYSCORE, etc…
    • Analysis tools: