Equipment
X-ray diffraction
Bruker D8 Advance |
Powder diffractometer with Bragg-Brentano geometry and CuKα radiation for routine measurements, temperature dependent measurements and experiments under inert conditions |
Panalytical X'Pert |
Powder diffractometer with Bragg-Brentano geometry and CuKα radiation for routine measurements and temperature dependent measurements |
Service Center X-Ray Diffraction |
Thermal analysis
Netzsch TG F1 Iris |
Thermo-microbalance coupled with FT-IR-spectrometer |
Netzsch DSC 204 F1 Phoenix |
Dynamic difference calorimeter |
Netzsch STA409/414 |
DSC-TG-MS with skimmer coupling, Quadrupol-MS, up to 1480 °C (theoretically up to 1700 °C) |
Mettler-Toledo TGA-DSC |
Simultaneous TGA and DCS measuring up to 1600°C, connectable to mass spectrometers |
Elemental analysis
NOA TC436DR |
Determination of N and O in metals |
Vario Micro cube Elementar |
Determination of C, H and N. |
Service Center Elemental Analysis |
Trace Elemental Analysis
Potenziostat 757 und 797 VA Computrace, Metrohm |
DC/AC-Polarography |
AAS Unicam 969 |
FAAS (Flame-Atom-Absorption-Spektrometry) |
Optima 2000 DV, Perkin-Elmer |
ICP-OES (Inductive Coupled Plasma - Optic Emission-Spektrometry) |
7500cx with HMI, Agilent |
ICP-MS (Inductive Coupled Plasma - Mass-Spektrometry) |
Coupling techniques: |
CE-ICP-MS (CE: Beckman-Coulter P/ACE-MDQ), HPLC-ICP-MS (HPLC: Agilent 1100/1200 ChemStation) |
Service Center Trace Elemental Analysis |
Spectrometer
HP Impedance spectrometer HP 4192A |
Characterisation of electric properties in materials depending on the frequence (5Hz to 13 MHz) |
Perkin Elmer Lambda 750 |
UV-VIS-NIR-spectrometer for diffuse reflection. |
Perkin Elmer Lambda 25 |
UV-VIS-NIR-Spektrometer for cuvettes |
Bruker Vertex 70 |
FT-IR-spectrometer |
Perkin Elmer LS55 |
Luminescence-spectrometer |
Horiba Yobin Ivon FluoroMax 4 |
Fluorescence-spectrometer (Horiba Scientific Japan) |
Horiba Modular, Fiber-Coupled Raman-Spectrometer |
Nd:YAG Laser, 532 nm, "SuperHead" measuring head and sample chamber (Horiba Scientific Japan) |
Other equipment
Plasma etcher Diener |
Plasma device Diener FEMTO (Diener electronic GmbH & Co KG, Plasma-Surface-Technology) |
Fritsch Pulverisette 7 premium line |
High performance planetary ball mill (centrifugal acceleration: 96 g, integrated measuring system to display pressure and temperature values while milling) |
Retsch PM 100 |
Planetary ball mill (centrifugal acceleration: 33,3 g) |
Retsch MM 500 Nano |
Vibration mill (cryogenic grinding possible) |
ALV/CGS-3 Compact Goniometer System (ALV) for dynamic light scattering (DLS) |
Dynamic light scattering for particle size determination |
Anton Paar Digital Refractometer Abbemat 350 |
Digital refractometer nD-range 1,26 to 1,72 with sample well (Anton Paar, Germany) |
Anton Paar MCR 301 |
Plate-plate-rheometer (-150 °C - 450 °C) |
Microscope |
For thin-sections and planar devices |
Stereo Magnifier |
Stereo magnifier with a maximum magnification factor of 110. An improved depth of focus allows to examine sample powders and other samples. |
Contact angle measuring system (self-construction) |
To determine the wettability of different surfaces |
Seven Multi pH-Meter and Conductivity Measuring System (Mettler Toledo) |
To determine pH-value and conductivity of aqueous solutions or dispersions |
Thermo Scientific Megafuge Centrifuge |
Coolable centrifuge with fixed angle rotor for 6x50ml tubes |