Laboratory Equipment

Devices

Here you can find a list of all devices with their uses that our Institute owns for research purposes

Thermal methods

Flash Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Flash Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Thermal analysis with very high heating and cooling rates from 0.1 to 40,000 K/s

Company: Mettler Toledo, Model: Flash DSC 2+

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Thermal analysis 30-1400 °C, cp

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

 

Heating microscope

Heating microscope

Melting behavior, contact angle, viscosity fix points

Company: Hesse Instruments, Osterode

 

Heating microscope

Heating microscope

Melting behavior, contact angle, viscosity fix points

Company: Leitz

 

High Temperature Optical Microscope

High Temperature Optical Microscope

In-situ determination of crystallization and melting behavior

Company: Yonekura

Environmental chamber

Environmental chamber

Temperatures from -40 °C to 150 °C at 30% to 95% RH

Company: ESPEC
Model: SH-241

Laser Flash Apparatus (LFA)

Laser Flash Apparatus (LFA)

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

Company: Netzsch Model: LFA 427

Heating stage

Heating stage

heating stage up to 1500 °C, observation of the temperature behavior under the microscope; Crystallization, melting, sample mass max. 150 mg

Company: Linkam Model: TS1500

Optical dilatometer

Optical dilatometer

Thermal expansion coefficient, glass transformation temperature

Company: TA Instruments
Model: DIL 806

Simultaneous thermal analysis - mass spectrometry (STA-MS)

Simultaneous thermal analysis - mass spectrometry (STA-MS)

Differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry and detection of escaping gases

Company: Netzsch

 

Thermogravimetric analysis with differential scanning calorimetry

Thermogravimetric analysis with differential scanning calorimetry

Gravimetric analysis with simultaneous differential thermal analysis

Company: Mettler Toledo, Model: TGA/DSC 3+

Viscometric methods

Beam-bending

Beam-bending

Viscosity, beam bending geometry

Company: Bähr Thermoanalyse
Model: VIS 401

Micro-indentation

Micro-indentation

Viscosity, parallel plate geometry or ball indenter

Company: Bähr Thermoanalyse
Model: VIS 404

 

Rheometer

Rheometer

Viskosity

Company: Thermo Scientific
Model: HAAKE MARS III

 

Concentric cylinder

Concentric cylinder

Shear viscosity

Company: Haake
Model: RV 20

Concentric cylinder FRS 1600

Concentric cylinder FRS 1600

Determination of the shear viscosity of glass melts up to 1540 °C.

Company: Anton Paar
Model: FRS 1600

Microscopy and spectroscopy

Digital laser scanning microscope

Digital laser scanning microscope

3D view, topography, surface roughness, surveying

Company: Keyence
Model: VK-9710

 

Digital microscope, LIBS

Digital microscope, LIBS

Imaging, 3D view, topography, surveying, LIBS Material Analysis (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy)
Company: Keyence
Model: VHX-7000N, 20-2000x Lens, LIBS EA-300

 

Infrared spectrometer (FTIR)

Infrared spectrometer (FTIR)

Transmission, reflection, 1 - 25 μm

Company: Bruker
Model: VERTEX 70

Optical microscope

Optical microscope

Reflection and transmission mode, optical analysis

Company: Leica, Olympus, Zeiss

 

Polarimeter

Polarimeter

Determination of stress birefringence on transparent materials (linear/circular polarized light)

Company: Ilis GmbH
Model: StrainScope flex convertible

 

Raman spectroscopy

Raman spectroscopy

Confocal Raman Microscopy, 532 nm laser

Company: WITec
Model: alpha300R

 

Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

Electron microscopy with EDX

Company: Zeiss
Model: EVO 50

 

Secondary neutral mass spectrometer (SNMS)

Secondary neutral mass spectrometer (SNMS)

Atomic concentration profiles, nm depth resolution

Company: SPECS
Model: INA-X

 

Spectrophotometer

Spectrophotometer

Chemical analysis of anions and cations in aqueous solutions

Company: Dr. Lange
Model: CADAS 100

 

Spectrophotometer, Colorimeter

Spectrophotometer, Colorimeter

Color location determination in different color spaces

Company: ColorLite
Model: sph850

 

UV/VIS spektroscopy

UV/VIS spektroscopy

Transmission, reflection, 190 - 1100 nm

Company: Analytik Jena
Model: SPECORD 200

 

UV/VIS/IR spectroscopy

UV/VIS/IR spectroscopy

Solar transmission, reflection, 250 - 3000 nm, integration sphere

Company: PerkinElmer
Model: Lambda950

 

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

Determination of density, nuclear density

Company: POROTEC
Model: Pycnomatic-ATC

 

Glossmeter

Glossmeter

Measurement of the gloss angle below 20° 60° 85°, reflection of the surface

Company: BYK Gardner
Model: micro-TRI-gloss

Contact angle measuring instrument

Contact angle measuring instrument

Determination contact angle on surfaces, surface tension

Company: dataphysics
Model: OCA 15plus

Laser diffraction analysis

Laser diffraction analysis

Grain size distribution in the range 0.04 μm - 2000 μm

Company: Coulter
Model: LS 230

 

Microindentation

Microindentation

 

Firma: Zwick/Roell
Modell: zwickiLine Z2.5 Hardness-Tester (ZHU 2.5)

Profilometer

Profilometer

Surface roughness, layer thickness, depth of sputtering

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

Sound measuring device

Sound measuring device

Determination of the speed of sound and the elastic constants

Firma: Krautkramer Branson
Modell: USD 15 S

Ultrasonic measuring cell for solidification

Ultrasonic measuring cell for solidification

Reaction courses, modulus of elasticity

Company: UltraTest
Model: Ultrasonic- Multiplex- Tester IP-8

 

X-ray methods

X-ray diffractionmeter (XRD)

X-ray diffractionmeter (XRD)

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

Company: Panalytical
Model: Empyrean

X-ray diffractionmeter (XRD)

X-ray diffractionmeter (XRD)

Crystal phases

Company: Panalytical
Model: Empyrean

X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF)

X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF)

Chemical analyzes starting from atomic number 4

Company: Bruker AXS
Model: S4 pioneer