Facility Details

Characterization Laboratory

The IRC-HES has a unique set of labs and the Charaterisation Lab provide significant strength to the Center; it has an advanced scanning electron microscope including powder samples preparation for FESEM and the lab also possess XRD, two educational AFMs, microCT and fluorescent optical microscope. It is essential that these instruments are used effectively and that they are easy to access for researchers both from groups inside the Center and University (internal users), as well as; from other universities, institutes or companies (external users). The microscopes are susceptible instruments, and to keep them in perfect status, a strict system on how to use them and how to introduce and train new users is needed, indeed. Furthermore, the running costs significantly make a fee for the users necessary. To secure and promote the use of instruments of this kind, the science.