Calchemist provides contract research and consulting services primarily in the areas of:

• Chemical synthesis and purification

• Small scale manufacturing

• Materials science and testing

• Design of custom laboratory instruments and equipment

Inorganic Synthesis: • Catalysts • Semiconductors • Superconductors • Phosphors     •Downconversion     •Upconversion • Aerogels • Mesoporous silicates • Sub and supercritical syntheses (Parr, Autoclave Engineers, & Leco Tem-Pres)     •Hydrothermal     •Glycothermal     •Ammonothermal     •Pressures to 60,000 psi (4,000 bar) • Molten salt syntheses     •Chlorides     •Phosphates     •Borates     •Hydroxides     •Nitrates     •Carbonates     •Molybdates     •Tungstates • Classical Solid State     •Controlled atmosphere     •Box and Tube Furnaces to 1700°C (Thermolyne, Blue-M, Thermcraft, Mellen, Lindberg, Applied Test Systems, CM Furnaces, Hevi-Duty) • Inert atmosphere     •Schlenk     •Glovebox (Vacuum Atmospheres) • Presses (Carver, Modern Hydraulic Press (M&N), Pasadena Hydraulics Inc. (PHI)) • Preparative     •Ball Mill (Retsch PM100)     •Ultra Centrifugal Mill (Retsch ZM1 & ZM 200)

Nanotechnology: • Synthesis and surface modification of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles:     • CdS, CdSe, CdTe, InP, InAs, ZnS, ZnSe, PbSe, Ta, Pt, Pd     • Size and shape-controlled core/shell structures • Formulation of nanoparticle/polymer composites • Prototyping and development of nanocomposite-based electronic devices

Purification: • Supercritical extraction

Stable Isotopes: • Compounding • Microscale synthesis • Reduction to the metal • Target assembly (disks, rods, sealed in Quartz ampoules) • Purification

Thermal Analysis: • Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) to 1000°C (Perkin Elmer TGA 6 & TGA 7) • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to 725°C (Perkin Elmer Pyris 1 DSC) • Simultaneous Thermal Analysis (STA) (TGA & DSC) to 1550°C (Netzsch STA 449 C)

Spectroscopy: • Ultraviolet-Visible-Near Infrared (Ocean Optics) • Infrared (Thermo Nicolet Avatar 360) • Raman (Thermo Scientific TruScan RM) • Infrared Microscope (Thermo Scientific Nicolet iN10 MX) • X-ray Fluorescence (Fischer Technology XM4000)

EPMA Standards