EPSRC National Electron Paramagnetic Spectroscopy Facility and Service

Location of Facility
The University of Manchester
Capabilities and services provided
The EPSRC EPR National Service provides EPR measurement and analysis services to colleges and universities within the United Kingdom. Industrial usage can also be arranged. It is the policy of the Centre that suppliers of samples are encouraged to visit the Centre and to gain "hands on" experience.
Facilities:
- Frequency (GHz): 1, 4, 9.5, 24, 34 and 94
- Frequency Band: L-, S-, X-, K-, Q-, W-
Modes:
- Parallel and perpendicular at X-band
Temperature Range:
4.2 to 300 K all bands, to 500 K at X-band only
Samples:
- Crystal, powder, solution/glasses
Spectrum simulation using:
- XSophe
- Simfonia
- EasySpin
- Weihe Software
- Manchester Software
Ancillary equipment:
- Electrochemical and photo-initiated in situ generation of radicals
- Complementary magnetic measurements
Training:
- Residential introductory training workshops
- Hands-on training for visitors
Contact for access
To contact the National EPR Facility and Service, please email: epr@manchester.ac.uk
Applications are welcome at any time, with access considered at weekly Management Board meetings. Anyone wishing to apply to use the Service is strongly encouraged to contact a member of the service personnel:
Co-Directors:
Administrative support:
Service Manager:
Technical and PDRA support:
Research Areas aligned to facility
- Analytical science
- Bioenergy
- Biomaterials and tissue engineering
- Biophysics and soft matter physics
- Carbon capture and storage
- Catalysis
- Chemical biology and biological chemistry
- Chemical structure
- Clinical technologies (excluding imaging)
- Condensed matter: electronic structure
- Condensed matter: magnetism and magnetic materials
- Displays
- Electrochemical sciences
- Energy storage
- Fuel cell technology
- Functional ceramics and inorganics
- Graphene and carbon nanotechnology
- Light matter interaction and optical phenomena
- Manufacturing technologies
- Materials engineering - metals and alloys
- Materials for energy applications
- Photonic materials
- Polymer materials
- Quantum devices components and systems
- Radio frequency and microwave devices
- Solar technology
- Spintronics
- Superconductivity
- Surface science
- Synthetic biology
- Synthetic coordination chemistry
- Synthetic organic chemistry
- Synthetic supramolecular chemistry