Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWSWe offer our customers a comprehensive portfolio of state-of-the-art equipment for the microstructure-based development of optical materials and technologies. We also provide the necessary human resources to make optimum use of our first-class equipment. This includes the aspiration to justify the trust of our customers with our services. With commitment, expertise and creativity, we develop tailor-made solutions for specific problems of today and, with excellent preliminary research, also for the challenges of tomorrow.
Technical Equipment
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Preparation techniques
- Keramographic preparation
- Laser and ion beam-based techniques for producing cross-sections and target preparations
- Cryo-ultramicrotomy, rotational microtomy
- Focused ion beam processing for target preparation
Electron microscopy
- REM/FIB mit EDX, WDX & EBSD
- Umgebungs-SEM (ESEM) für in-situ-Untersuchungen
- TEM/STEM (200 kV) mit EDX, NBD
- TEM/STEM (80-300 kV) mit cs-Korrektor, Großraumwinkel-EDX, EELS, NBD
Surface analysis
- Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
- Photoelectron, UV and Auger electron spectroscopy (XPS/UPS, AES)
- Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS)
- X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF)
Structure elucidation and spectrometry
- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- X-ray diffraction (XRD)X-ray tomography and microscopy (XCT & XRM)
- UV/VIS, fluorescence and FTIR spectroscopy