Support labs

Hard X-ray chemical lab

Access requirements
Introduction, risk assessment and booking.

Available equipment

• Atmos bags (on request)
• Centrifuges
• Mixers
• pH meters
• Glovebox (planning in commissioning)
• SensoDirect 150 handled pH/Con/TDS/Dissolved oxygen/temperature meter
• Desiccators
• Pellt Press

Soft X-ray chemical lab

Access requirements
Introduction, risk assessment and booking.

Available equipment

• Atmos bags (on request)
• Centrifuges
• Mixers
• pH meters
• Glovebox (planning in commissioning)
• Desiccators
• Stereomicroscope Nikon SMZ745 (magnification range 6,7-50X, working distance 115mm)
• Ossila spin coater
• Ultramicrotome (Leica EM UC7)

Mini chemical lab

Access requirements
Introduction, risk assessment and booking.

Available equipment

• Atmos bags (on request)
• Mixers
• pH meters
• Glovebox (GS MEGA SystemTechnik, Argon atmosphere, Measuring Binocular Video Microscope Optika Industry XZ-2)
• Struers LaboPol-30 grinding and polishing instrument in Mini lab

D3 chemical lab

Access requirements
Introduction, risk assessment and booking.

Available equipment

• Atmos bags (on request)
• Mixers
• pH meters
• Glovebox
• Desiccators
• Stereomicroscope

Biological lab

Access requirements
Introduction, risk assessment and booking.

Available equipment

• Fume hood
• Ice machine
• Supply of ultrapure water
• Labaratory dish washing machine
• Cold stoage (4°C, -20°C, -80°C, -150°C)
• Autoclave
• pHmeter (stationary, portable, micro volume)
• Mixers
• Ultrasonic bath
• Water bath
• Hot plate with stirrer
• Pipettes (single- and multi-channel)
• Vacuum filtration device

Scanning Tunneling Microscope

STM, nc-AFM with atomic resolution (Omicron VT XA), experiments in UHV, atomically-clean surfaces

Access requirements
Introduction, risk assessment and booking.

Available IT

• WiFi access via eduroam or maxiv-guest
• Workstation for data analysis with access to internet and major scientific journals subscription

Available equipment for sample preparation

• Ultrasonic bath
• Spotwelding machine
• Dry* and liquid nitrogen
• vacuum suitcase** for in-vacuum sample transfer between experimental stations

* a dedicated dry nitrogen venting line is assembled and mounted but not pressurized yet. Dry nitrogen will be available from pressurized vessel upon timely request

** in a test mode, transferring is not guaranteed yet. Sample requirement: mounted on a flag-type sample plate STM Sample requirements page

Atomic Force Microscope

“Conventional” AFM, ambient environment, cleanroom, only topography measurements (Dimension 3100)

Scanning Electron Microscope (NanoMAX)

SEM (FlexSEM 1000 ii) at NanoMAX beamline

Beamline Workshop

Always open to beamline staff. Equipped with hand tools, drilling machine and 3D printers.

D3 preparation lab

Open to beamlines for preparation of samples and vacuum equipment.