Group Info   Institution: University of Ulster            Acronym: ULSTER Department: School of Engineering, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Institute, NAMRI Group: Carbon based Nanomaterials Type of Institution: University Contact Person: Pagona Papakonstantinou  (More info) Address: School of Engineering, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QB Country: United Kingdom Phone: 028 90368932 Website: http://www.nibec.ulster.ac.uk/research/groups/carbon-based-nanomaterials Main research areas:   Graphene derivatives   Growth, synthesis techniques and integration methods   Molecular, chemical and bio sensing   fuel cells   supercapacitors   graphene for energy related applications   fuel cells Personal: Permanent Staff: 2 Post doctoral: 1 PhD: 2 Technicians: 1 Others: 0 Participating Projects (Graphene related)    P1: Royal academy of Engineering /Leverhulme Trust Senior Fellowship   Coordinator: Prof Pagona Papakonstantinou (University of Ulster, United Kingdom) Funding Source: National   Total Funding: 50000 € - Partner Funding: 50000€ - Nº of Partners: 1   Starting Year: 2011 - Duration: 1 year. Funding (average per year)    2011: 50000 € (P1)     2011   50       in thousand € Infrastructures    Tool: Microwave Plasma Enhanced CVD system with ECR attachment; Trade Name: SEKI Technotron; Model: 1.5KW, 2.45GHz; Installation Year: 2005;       Tool Specificities:    Tool: RF and DC Magnetron Sputter System; Trade Name: Minilab/Moorfield; Model: ; Installation Year: 2007;       Tool Specificities:    Infrastructure: characterisation facility; Area: 0; Installation Year: 2005;       Main tools available: AFM(Veeco dimension 3100) Scaning Probe electrochemical microscope SEM (Hitachi S-3200N, FEI quanta 3D) TEM (JEOL 2100F) Zeta Potential (Malvern zeta sizer) : XPS, SIMS, Auger spectroscopy, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, ellipsometry, Confocal microscope, optical profilometer, FTIR and UV/Vis spectroscopy Electrochemical workstation, Rotation disc electrode, Electrochemical Impedance spectrometry

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