UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Optical Characterization Facility (OCF) provides
campus researchers with access to the state-of-the
art optical characterization instruments and methods.
The facility offers commercial instruments and in
house-developed custom characterization
capabilities.
The OCF specializes in time-resolved emission and
pump-probe spectroscopy and has advanced laser
spectroscopy lab equipped with two femtosecond
laser systems and large cache of spectroscopic
instrumentation and optics, which can be configured
to tailor the needs of researchers.
The OCF collaborates tightly with UCSB groups
developing novel organic electronics materials and
devices. The instruments available for this research
thrust include solar simulator, external quantum
efficiency spectrometer for photovoltaic devices,
Kelvin probe analyzer, hyperspectral imager, and
several custom experimental setups.
Primary Areas Served
Renewable Energy Storage
Focus Areas
Renewable Energy Technical Focus Areas
Photovoltaic Panels (PV)
Test Facility Types
Renewable Energy Facility Type
Characterization of Materials using Soft X-rays: Advanced Light Source Materials Characterization: Spectroscopy and Electron Microscopy
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