Services available

  1. XRD investigations of polycrystalline materials – qualitative and quantitative phase analysis; phase analysis of micro-quantities using polycapillary optics; measurements at a high temperature (from +20°C to +1100°C in air or inert gas atmosphere); determination of crystallite size, micro and macro stresses, preferred crystallographic orientation using pole figures; investigations of thin films (1–10 nm) by in-plane technique; rocking curve and reciprocal lattice mapping measurement of epitaxial layers; determination of thickness, density and roughness of thin layer and multi-layers by X-ray reflectometry (XRR); determination of size distribution of nanoparticles and nanopores by small angle scattering of X-ray (SAXS) in transmission and reflection modes.
  2. Investigations of surface morphology and cross section using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and focused ion beam (FIB).
  3. Qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis of powders, minerals, catalysts, ceramics, glass, plastics, metals and alloys using fluorescent X-ray spectroscopy (WD-XRF), electron microprobe analysis (EDX) and X-ray photoelectrons spectroscopy.
  4. Investigations of internal structure by transmission electron microscopy (TEM, STEM-HAADF, EDX, selected area electron diffraction).
  5. Investigation of chemical and phase composition of thin layers and their depth profiling using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS-UPS) and Auger electron spectroscopy methods.
  6. Determination of carbon and sulfur content using the CS-2000 carbon and sulfur analyzer. Carbon detection limit in steels – 1 ppm.