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CRF(Central Research Facility) Fabrication and 3D-Printing Facility (HPC) High Perfomance Computing Facility Seismological Observatory
ACIC IIT(ISM) Foundation (Atal Community Innovation Centre) NVCTI(Naresh Vashisht Centre for Tinkering and Innovation) TEXMiN(Technology Innovation Hub) CIL Innovation and Incubation Centre
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Departmental Achivements


Details of Experimental/Research Facilities at the Institute


Physics Department


Type (Equipment/Software/Others) Name of Equipment (Model No.)/Software (Version No.)/Any Other Purpose/Uses/ Key Application Full Name of Funding Agency/Institute Fund/Deptt. Fund/DDF/Any Other Cost (Rs. In Lakhs) Date of Installation (in dd/mm/yyyy) Location where Installed
Equipment CCD based Upconversion Emission Spectrometer (CCDPLUC); Avantes USA, Avantes ULS2048X58 It is a CCD based 75 mm focal length fiber spectrometer to record Photoluminescence and upconversion emission spectra in 200-1000 nm range. CSIR 5 lakhs Sep-16 Lab No 536, Department of Physics
Equipment Cryogenic temperature controller; Sanford Research Systems, CTC-100 Cryogentic Temperature Controller capable to measure temperature from 4 K to 300 K using suitable sensor DST GoI Rs 3.7 Lakhs 2015 Functional Ceramics Laboratory, Lab no. 535, Department of Physics
Equipment DC Constant Current source; Delta Electronica, SM-66 Capable to produce transport constant current from 1 A to 120 A. FRS, Institute fund 3 Lakhs 2016 Functional Ceramics Laboratory, Lab no. 535, Department of Physics
Equipment Electron beam cum thermal metal deposition system; HHV, India, BC-300 For metal thin films deposition/coating over solid substrate (desire metal consumables have to be provided by the user) Science and Engineering Research Board 18 Lakhs Aug-18 608/F, Nanophotonics Lab, Deprtment of Physics, Academic Building
Equipment Fluroscence Spectrophotometer; Agilent Technologies, Cary Eclipse Fluroscence Spectrophotometer To study the excitation & emission spectra of solid & liquid samples at different temperature Science and Engineering Research Board Rs 17.5 lacs 18.03.2016 Luminescence Lab, 6th Follor, Academic Complex
Equipment Function generator; Agilent, 33522A To generate arbitrary wave form Institute fund 1.5 lakhs 2016 Laser & Holography Lab
Equipment High temperature furnace-1000 deg; Reica Engg. Works, Kolkata High temperature furnace used for sinteing materials up to 1273 K FRS, Institute fund 3.9 Lakhs 2014 Furnace Room, Department of Physics, 5th floor, Academic Complex
Equipment High temperature furnace-1400 deg; Naskar and Company, Kolkata High temperature furnace used for sinteing materials up to 1673 K Institution 1.5 Lakhs 2012 Furnace Room, Department of Physics, 5th floor, Academic Complex
Equipment Keithley nano voltmeter; Keithley, 2182 nano voltmeter capable to measure low voltages from 1 nV to 10 V DST GoI Rs. 2.9 lakhs 2014 535







Equipment LCR Meter-HITESTER; HIOKI, 3532-50 measure the impedance of dielectric samples Instiutue fund Rs. 3. lakhs 2007 522
Equipment High Temperature furnace - 1200; CMY-1200 High temperature furnace used for sinteing materials up to 1473 K CSIR 3 lakhs Sep-16
Equipment Physics LifePL; PTI, QM4000 Steady State and Time resolved fluorescence spectrometer. It can measure fluorescence, excitation spectra in 250-950nm range alongwith the decay time measurements in micro-seconds to seconds DST GoI 50 lakhs 2017 Physics Department IIT(ISM)
Equipment Spectroscopic Ellipsometer; J.A. Woollam Co., USA, Alpha-SE Determining refractive index and thickness of thin films for all types of materilas Science and Engineering Research Board 28 Jul-19 608/F, Nanophotonics Lab, Deprtment of Physics, Academic Building
Equipment Superconducting Wire rolling facility; Bangal Engg. Works, Kolkata, BEW01 For the fabrication of superconducting wires DST GoI 0.5 lakhs 2016
Equipment Upconversion Emission Spectrometer (UCPL); Zolix China, Omini Lamda 3008 Upconverson Emission Spectrometer can measure emission spectra of rare earth compounds/phosphors using 980 nm laser excitation. It is based on 300 focal length dispersive monochromator having resolution of ~ 0.1 nm using PMT. Temperature dependent emission could also be done in 77-550K range. DST GoI 10 Lakhs Sep-17 Lab No 536, Department of Physics
Equipment Fume Hood Synthesis of Samples DST GoI 3 lakhs Sep-19 Lab No 536, Department of Physics
Equipment AC and DC constant current source For the measurement of hall effect measurement DST GoI 4.5 Lakhs Sep-16
Equipment 532 nm Green Laser 532 nm green Laser Source


Lab No 619 Department of Physics
Equipment DC Source meter Keithley AC and DC current source model 6221: Electrochemical impedance and Solar cell measurement, IV characteristics DST GoI 2.5 Lakhs Mar-16 Lab No 608/G Department of Physics, Academic
Equipment Electromagnet, Constant current Power Supply and Gaussmeter Electromagnet, Constant current Power Supply and Gaussmeter DST GoI 1.5 lakhs Jul-16 Lab No 608/G Department of Physics, Academic
Equipment Fluroscence Spectrophotometer, Hitachi (F-2500) Photoluminescence Emission and Excitation measurements of solid, liquid, powder samples Institute Fund Approx. 8 Lacs 2009 Solid State Physics Lab, 5th Floor, Academic Complex
Equipment Fume hood Fume hood for chemical synthesis FRS 2.2 lakhs Jan-17 Lab No 608/G Department of Physics, Academic







Equipment Microcentrifuge/Centrifuge Microcentrifuge/Centrifuge FRS 0.28 lakhs Mar-17 Lab No 608/G Department of Physics, Academic
Equipment Monochromator (Acton SP-2300) Monochromator DST GoI ~ 9 Lakhs 2009 Lab No 532A, Department of Physics, Academic
Equipment PH meter PH meter


Lab No 608/G Department of Physics, Academic







Equipment Spin Coating instrument Spin Coating instrument FRS 1.5 lakhs Mar-15 Lab No 608/G Department of Physics, Academic







Equipment Photoacoustic Spectrometer with tunable light source Tunable light source ~ 200 nm to 1500 nm for PL and Photoacoustic studies DST GoI 23 lakhs Feb-20 Lab No 536, Department of Physics
Equipment Pulsed DPSS laser (STG-03E-130 & MLC-03A-DP1, Teem Photonics) Excitation source SERB, DST ~5 lakhs 1/28/2020 Biophysics laboratory, Room No. 619
Equipment UV-Vis spectrophotometer (UV-2600, Shimadzu) Absorption Spectroscopy SERB, DST ~8 lakhs 2/13/2020 Biophysics laboratory, Room No. 619
Equipment Nd:YAG Educational Laser Kit For educational purpose in the department DST GoI 12 lakhs Sep-16 DST-FIST Lab, Department of Physics