Russia
Ural Center for Shared Use "Modern Nanotechnologies"
Services
Scanning electron-ion microscopy
Surface morphology – Energy dispersive analysis of composition – Structural analysis with diffractions of back-scattered electrons – Electron- and ion- beam lithography
Scanning probe microscopy
Surface topography – Visualisation of magnetic and ferroelectric domain structures, biological objects morphology – Hardness and elasticity moduli – Current and force nanolithography – Spatial inhomogeneity of mechanical, optical, magnetic, electrical and other properties of nanomaterials
Optical microscopy
Kinetic and static imaging (transmitted / reflected / polarized light + bright / dark field + phase contrast) – Image processing (correction and artifacts removing, geometrical and statistics parameters determination) – Visualization of surface and volume structures of investigated materials in different areas of a sample
Scanning Raman spectroscopy & laser confocal microscopy
3D distribution of optical, phase and structural inhomogeneities – Attestation of carbon nano-materials – Measurements of Raman spectrums with high wavelength resolution – Combination of spatial distribution of objects’ optical properties, phase structure and surface topography
Mechanical and optical profilometry
Measurement of surface topography with sub-nanometer vertical resolution – 3D imaging of surface topography – Roughness measurements – Surface thickness measurements
Analysis of nanoparticles dispersions in solutions
Complex dispersion analysis of nano- and submicron particles in solutions – Particle size distribution – Measurement of zeta-potential of solution
Absorption porometry
Integrated analysis of nano-materials dispersiveness in dry state – Measurement of total volume and micro and meso-pore surface – Determination of nanopowders’ specific surface – Pore-size distribution set-up
Optical spectroscopy measurements
Measurement and reflective and transmission spectrum analysis in visible, near and far infrared and ultraviolet spectrums areas – Quantitative chemical analysis of fluorescence and absorbance spectrums – Absorption bands’ identification in IR spectrum related to specific functional groups of organic and polymer materials under analysis
Atomic-emission and atomic-absorption spectrometry
Determination of qualitative and quantitative composition of elements – Element composition, including aqueous and non-aqueous solutions with simultaneous determination of up to 40 elements in wide concentration range
Gas and liquid chromatography, mass-spectrometry and thermogravimetry
Analysis of fluids’ complex mixtures with identification and components’ quantitative measurements – Differential scanning calorimetry – Differential thermal analysis – Thermogravimetric analysis – Synchronic measurement capabilities with mass-spectrometer analysis in wide temperature range
Mechanical tests, thermo-mechanical analysis, dilatometry
Tensile and compression tests – Linear expansion measurements depending on temperature under controlled force – Determination of glass-transition, yield and melting temperatures – Measurements of linear thermal expansion of powders, paints and ceramic fibers
Rheogoniometry
Simultaneous study of rheological properties (viscosity, tension and sliding velocity) and structure of the deformed systems – Determination of rheological parameters in a wide temperature range
Impedance spectroscopy
Measurements of materials’ conductivity, electrolyte-electrode structures and semiconductor heterostructures in a wide frequency band, values of conductivity, temperatures and atmosphere types – Measurements of magnetic, electric and other materials’ parameters
X-ray diffractometry
X-ray-structure and X-ray-phase analysis – Measurements of internal stress and lattice distortion
Resonance spectroscopy
Electron paramagnetic resonance spectrums – Electron-nuclear double resonance spectrums – Ferromagnetic resonance spectrums
Optoelectronics and nanophotonics
Measurement of basic performance (power, energy and beam profile) of laser light sources – Testing of optoelectronics and nanophotonics elements using laser emission of moderate to high power in visible, infrared and ultraviolet range
Machine processing
Precise cutting of samples – High-quality grinding and polishing of different materials’ surfaces
Photolithography
Obtaining of ultrapure deionized water of analytical quality – Surface microstructure production by contact lithography method – Pattern formation in photosensitive resist on wafer surface – Vacuum application of metals thin films and of dielectrics – Reactive ion etching