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The MIT DMSE Breakerspace is a materials exploration lab open to all undergraduates.

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Index of tutorials and SOPs under development:

Instruments:

Nicolet iS5 Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer
Innovatest Nemesis 5100G2 Hardness Tester
Technoorg-Linda SEMPrep 2 Broad Beam Ion Mill
Olympus DSX-1000 Digital Optical Microscope
Microtrac Sync Particle Size Analyzer
Horiba XploRA Confocal Raman Microscope
Thermofisher Phenom Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM)
Horiba Duetta Fluorescence and Absorbance Spectrometer
Panalytical Aeris Research XRD

Sample Prep:

Sample prep tips and tricks

As of 1/13/2025 these are very much a work in progress, and will be updated continuously. Please contact dmse-breakerspace@mit.edu if you see any mistakes or have questions or suggestions.