This equipment will be replacing the 1 kHz laser-OPA system in room 8369, which has reached the end of its lifespan (~15 years) and is currently unusable due to mechanical breakdown. The new instrument will support a variety of projects by enabling the construction of a state-of-the-art two-dimensional infrared spectrometer. These projects include the study of voltage-induced changes in potassium ion channel proteins, the structure and dynamics of solid-electrolyte interfaces in lithium- and sodium-ion batteries, and the interfacial structure and dynamics for the reduction of carbon dioxide at an electrode. The new instrument system will allow higher power and repetition rates for more efficient data collection when analyzing transient molecular dynamics at ultrafast timescales after applying an electric field in the mentioned projects.
