Laboratory equipment

Our laboratory is equipped with a variety of different microanalytical instruments, which can all be used for solving different research questions. You can find a detailed list of the configurations of our instruments following the links given below.

Zeiss Merlin Gemini II

Zeiss FE-SEM Merlin

HR field emissions Scanning Electron microscope with several detectors, e.g. for EDX and EBSD analyses.
Zeiss Merlin Gemini II


Lumic HC1-LM

HC-L1 CL microscope

Optical cathodoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy.
Lumic HC1-LM


In addition to our major instruments, our lab is equipped with extensive peripherals for sample preparation and documentation of analytical results:

  • variety of different reference materials (minerals, glasses, metals,...)
  • Leica microscope (transmitted and reflected light) with digital camera and pointlogger device
  • Carbon coater (Cressington 208carbon) with thickness monitor (Cressington MTM 10)
  • Sputter coater for gold coating (Cressington 208HR) with thickness monitor (Cressington MTM 20)
  • Carbon coater (Quorum Q150T E)
  • Tabletop Plasma cleaner (Pie Scientific "Tergeo", 150W, Immersion and remote cleaning mode)
  • Grinding and polishing machine (Buehler Ecomet 3)
  • Vibratory polishing device (QATM Saphir Vibro)
  • High-resolution thin-section scanner (10000 dpi, with polarizing foil)
  • Sample storage in desiccators
  • Uninterrupted power supply for the electron microprobe and FIB-SEM
  • Residual gas analyzer (SRS RGA 200), permanently installed on the EPMA
  • Active magnetic field compensation (EPMA, SEM and FIB-SEM)