Advanced Materials Structures

Scanning electron microscope with focus ion beam
High resolution scanning electron microscope (FESEM) combined with focus ion beam (FIB) FEI Quanta 3D FEG and extensive accessories (EDS, EBSD, GIS, etc.) is fully equipped workstation for 2D and 3D microscopy, nanomachining and MEMS prototyping. Advanced materials characterisation includes 3D crystallographic maps   More >>

Conventional transmission electron microscope
Transmission electron microscope (TEM) Jeol 1200FX is used for conventional electron microscopy techniques (i.e. studying of lattice defects and diffraction patterns) and dynamic experiments. The system operates at maximum accelerating voltage of 120 kV and is equipped with CCD camera, software and two home-designed holders for in-situ experiments (double tilt straining holder and single    More >>

Analytical transmission electron microscope
The FEI Tecnai X-Twin F20 is a highly advanced, state-of-the-art 200 kV scanning transmission electron microscope (S/TEM) equipped with a field emission system. The accessories fitted onto these systems includes STEM-HAADF, two CCD cameras, EDX and EFTEM/EELS. The advantages of a field emission system are its better coherence and higher brightness. As a benefit resolution in TEM (information limit) and STEM     More >>

Inverted light microscope
Inverted light microscope Zeiss AxioObserver D1m is a high-performance instrument for microstructural analysis, particle measurement, grain sizing and other applications in materials research. The microscope offers many relevant methods in reflected light at magnifications from 50x to 1000x. System automatically reads which objective  More >>

Microhardness tester
Struers Duramin-2 is microprocessor-controlled device for Vickers microhardness testing. The tester has a range of nine loads, from 10 g to 2 kg, which can be selected by automatic load-changing mechanism. Automatic switching between indenter and objective lens and LCD touch panel allow to perform microhardness tests reliably, efficiently and reproducibly on metallic and non-metallic materials. More >>

Electromechanical testing system Instron 5882
Electromechanical testing system Instron 5882 is used for accurate characterization of various mechanical properties. Advanced electronic provides precise control via PC and fast data acquisition (up to 5kHz) from all channels (crosshead, loading cell and extensometer(s)). The system is equipped for tensile testing, compression testing and bending, and More >>

Optical Floating Zone Furnace
Optical Floating Zone Furnace has a wide range of applications comprising oriented single, bi and tri crystals growth, study of phase diagrams, directional solidification, zone refining and “contactless” melting. In this process the source of light is focused on the sample resulting in local heating and melting. The furnace is equipped with four 3 kW Xenon lamps and four ellipsoidal mirrors which enable to achieve extremely stable and uniform temperature    More >>