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Laboratory equipment

Here you will find a list of all the equipment available at our institute and its intended use in research.

Thermal methods

Chip calorimetry (FDSC)
Chip calorimetry (FDSC)

Chip calorimetry (FDSC)

Thermal analysis with very high heating and cooling rates ranging from 100 to 40,000 K/s

Company: Mettler Toledo Model: Flash DSC 2+

Dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
Dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Thermal analysis 30–1,400 °C, cp

Company: Netzsch
Model: DSC 404 F3 Pegasus, DSC 404 cell

Heating microscope
Heating microscope

Heating microscope

Melting behavior, contact angle, viscosity fix points

Company: Hesse Instruments, Osterode

Heating microscope
Heating microscope

Heating microscope

Melting behavior, contact angle, viscosity fix points

Company: Leitz

Heating microscope
Heating microscope

Heating microscope

Melting behavior, contact angle, viscosity fix points

Company: Hesse Instruments, Osterode

High-temperature laboratory furnaces
High-temperature laboratory furnaces

High-temperature laboratory furnaces

Heat treatment

IR mirror oven
IR mirror oven

IR mirror oven

In-situ determination of crystallization and melting behavior

Company: Yonekura

Environmental chamber
Environmental chamber

Environmental chamber

Temperatures ranging from -40 °C to 150 °C at 30% to 95% relative humidity

Company: ESPEC
Model: SH-241

Laser flash apparatus (LFA)
Laser flash apparatus (LFA)

Laser flash apparatus (LFA)

Determination of thermal and electrical conductivity, inert atmosphere, up to 1500 °C

Company: Netzsch Model: LFA 427

Heating stage
Heating stage

Heating stage

Heating stage up to 1500 °C; observation of temperature behavior under a microscope; crystallization, melting; maximum sample mass: 150 mg

Company: Linkam

Optical dilatometer
Optical dilatometer

Optical dilatometer

Coefficient of thermal expansion, glass transition temperature

Company: TA Instruments
Model: DIL 806

Simultaneous thermal analysis - mass spectrometry (STA-MS)
Simultaneous thermal analysis - mass spectrometry (STA-MS)

Simultaneous thermal analysis - mass spectrometry (STA-MS)

Differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry, and measurement of evolving gases

Company: Netzsch

Thermogravimetric analysis with differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/DSC)
Thermogravimetric analysis with differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/DSC)

Thermogravimetric analysis with differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/DSC) …

Gravimetric analysis with simultaneous differential thermal analysis
Manufacturer: Mettler Toledo, Model: TGA/DSC 3+

Viscosimetric methods

Beam-bending
Beam-bending

Beam-bending

Viscosity, beam bending geometry

Company: Bähr Thermoanalyse
Model: VIS 401

Micro-indentation
Micro-indentation

Micro-indentation

Viscosity, parallel-plate geometry, or ball indenter

Company: Bähr Thermoanalyse
Model: VIS 404

Rheometer
Rheometer

Rheometer

Viscosity

Company: Thermo Scientific
Model: HAAKE MARS III

Concentric cylinder FRS 1600
Concentric cylinder FRS 1600

Concentric cylinder FRS 1600

Shear viscosity

Company: Haake
model: RV 20

Microscopy and spectroscopy

Digital laser scanning microscope
Digital laser scanning microscope

Digital laser scanning microscope

3D view, topography, surface roughness, measurement

Company: Keyence model: VK-9710

Digital microscope with material analysis
Digital microscope with material analysis

Digital microscope with material analysis

Topography, 3D view, structures, LIBS analysis (Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy)
Company: Keyence
Model: VHX-7000N with 20–2000x objective and EA-300 LIBS

Focused Ion Beam - Field-emission microscopy (FIB-FESEM)
Focused Ion Beam - Field-emission microscopy (FIB-FESEM)

Focused Ion Beam - Field-emission microscopy (FIB-FESEM)

Measurement methods: SEM, STEM, EBSD, EDX

Company: FEI
Model: Nanolab 600

Infrared spectrometer (FTIR)
Infrared spectrometer (FTIR)

Infrared spectrometer (FTIR)

Transmission, reflection, 1–25 µm

Company: Bruker
model: VERTEX 70

Optical microscope
Optical microscope

Optical microscope

Reflected light and transmission, optical analysis
 

Company: Leica, Olympus, Zeiss

Polarimeter
Polarimeter

Polarimeter

Measurement of stress-induced birefringence in transparent materials (linearly/circularly polarized light)

Company: Ilis GmbH
Model: StrainScope flex convertible

Raman spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy

Raman spectroscopy

Confocal Raman microscope, 532 nm + 633 nm lasers

Company: WITec
Model: alpha300R

Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

Electron microscopy with EDX

Company: Zeiss
Model: EVO 50

Secondary neutral particle mass spectrometer (SNMS)
Secondary neutral particle mass spectrometer (SNMS)

Secondary neutral particle mass spectrometer (SNMS)

Atomic concentration profiles, nm depth resolution

Company: SPECS
Model: INA-X

Spectrophotometer
Spectrophotometer

Spectrophotometer

Chemical analysis of anions and cations in aqueous solutions

Company: Dr. Lange
Model: CADAS 100

Spectrophotometer, colorimeter
Spectrophotometer, colorimeter

Spectrophotometer, colorimeter

Color position determination in various color spaces

Company: ColorLite
model: sph850

UV/VIS spectroscopy
UV/VIS spectroscopy

UV/VIS spectroscopy

Transmission, reflection, 190–1100 nm

Company: Analytik Jena
Model: SPECORD 200

UV/VIS/IR spectroscopy
UV/VIS/IR spectroscopy

UV/VIS/IR spectroscopy

Solar transmission, reflection, 250–3000 nm, integrating sphere

Company: PerkinElmer
Model: LAMBDA950

White-light interferometer
White-light interferometer

White-light interferometer

Surface topography, surface roughness, 8 mm lateral field of view

Company: FRT
Model: WLI PL

Physical methods

Noble gas pycnometer / helium pycnometer
Noble gas pycnometer / helium pycnometer

Noble gas pycnometer / helium pycnometer

Density measurement, colony count

Company: POROTEC
Model: Pycnomatic-ATC

Gloss meter
Gloss meter

Gloss meter

Measurement of the gloss angle at 20°, 60°, and 85°; surface reflectance

Company: BYK Gardner
Model: micro-TRI-gloss

Contact angle meter
Contact angle meter

Contact angle meter

Determination of contact angles on surfaces, surface tension

Company: dataphysics
Model: OCA 15plus

Laser diffraction analysis
Laser diffraction analysis

Laser diffraction analysis

Particle size distribution in the range of 0.04 µm–2,000 µm

Company: Coulter
model: LS 230

Microindenter
Microindenter

Microindenter

Company: Zwick/Roell
model: zwickiLine Z2.5 hardness tester (ZHU 2.5)

Profilometer
Profilometer

Profilometer

Surface roughness, film thickness, sputtering depth

Company: Bruker
Model: DektakXT Advanced System (DXT-A)

Sound measuring device
Sound measuring device

Sound measuring device

Determination of the speed of sound and the elastic constants

Company: Krautkramer Branson
Model: USD 15 S

Ultrasonic measurement cell for solidification
Ultrasonic measurement cell for solidification

Ultrasonic measurement cell for solidification

Reaction profiles, modulus of elasticity

Company: UltraTest
Model: Ultrasonic Multiplex Tester IP-8

Radiographic methods

X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
X-ray diffractometer (XRD)

X-ray diffractometer (XRD)

Crystal phases, low/high-temperature chamber (-190 to 1200 °C), thin films

Company: Panalytical
model: Empyrean

X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
X-ray diffractometer (XRD)

X-ray diffractometer (XRD)

Crystal structure

Company: Panalytical
model: Empyrean

X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF)
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF)

X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF)

Chemical analyses starting with atomic number 4

Company: Bruker AXS
Model: S4 Pioneer

micro-X-ray fluorescence analysis (µ-XRF)
micro-X-ray fluorescence analysis (µ-XRF)

micro-X-ray fluorescence analysis (µ-XRF)

Chemical analyses starting with atomic number 11.

Company: Shimadzu
model: EDX-7000P