The Nanomaterials Synthesis Laboratory is equipped with all the experimental apparatus required for synthesizing inorganic metallic nanoparticles, metal oxides, semiconductors, and perovskites. The synthesis system has an inert gas/vacuum line (Schlenk) and precise temperature control, allowing for highly controlled nanoparticle morphology, including materials with low chemical stability against oxidation reactions. The laboratory features all the required infrastructure for synthesizing and purifying nanomaterials in a controlled environment. It boasts a dry chamber (glovebox) with humidity and oxygen control, allowing reagents to be stored and handled in an inert environment. The reaction flasks (3-mouthed flasks) can be handled in a controlled environment and then coupled to the Schlenk line, which has vacuum level control and nitrogen flow (controlled environment). The laboratory has a set of centrifuges, including those in a controlled environment, allowing the purification steps to be carried out while avoiding oxidation and optimizing the surface properties of the nanomaterials. By using high-precision temperature controllers (PID systems) and heating mantles (up to 400 °C), the nucleation and growth stages of the nanoparticles can be controlled precisely, both through the heating rates and the stable control of the temperature thresholds. In summary, the LNNano Nanomaterials Synthesis Laboratory is equipped to produce nanomaterials requiring a high degree of reaction control.

The Nanomaterials Synthesis Laboratory also has equipment for producing 2D nanomaterials, both through chemical routes and mechanical processes. Equipped with ultrasonic and thermostatic baths, it also allows for the exfoliation of materials to generate 2D systems using temperature-controlled acoustic cavitation. In addition, the laboratory also features solid-state inorganic nanomaterial synthesis systems that can be used both for the synthesis of transition metal dichalcogenides and Mxenes (two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides).

The laboratory is equipped with all the required infrastructure for synthesizing and purifying nanomaterials in a controlled environment. It features a dry chamber (glovebox) with humidity and oxygen control, allowing reagents to be stored and handled in an inert environment. The reaction flasks (3-mouthed flasks) can be handled in a controlled environment and then coupled to the Schlenk line, which has vacuum level control and nitrogen flow. Composed of a system of heating mantles (up to 400 °C) and high-precision Eurotherm temperature controllers (PID system), the nucleation and growth stages of the nanoparticles can be controlled precisely through both the heating rates and the stable control of the temperature thresholds.

The laboratory has a set of centrifuges, including one in a controlled environment, allowing the purification steps to be performed while avoiding oxidation and optimizing the surface features of the nanomaterials. The experimental equipment was designed for the synthesis of different nanomaterials with a high degree of control over size, shape, and surface features, including inorganic metal nanoparticles, metal oxides, semiconductors, and perovskites.

2D Nanomaterials

2D nanomaterials can also be produced in the synthesis laboratory using both chemical and mechanical routes. Equipped with ultrasonic and thermostatic baths, it also allows for the exfoliation of materials to generate 2D systems using temperature-controlled acoustic cavitation. LNNano’s synthesis laboratory is equipped for the synthesis of different inorganic nanomaterials, including systems that require high reaction control.