Laboratory
Nanotechnology
Imaging, spectroscopy, thermal analysis and mechanical testing at the nanoscale.
What this laboratory does
The Nanotechnology laboratory is equipped for the characterisation and manipulation of materials at the nanoscale. It combines scanning probe microscopy, particle size measurement, micro Raman scattering, nanocalorimetry and nanoindentation. Together these methods allow a material's size, mechanical, thermal, optical, structural and electrical properties to be studied in one place.
Capabilities
Scanning probe microscopyAtomic force and near field optical imaging
Raman spectroscopyChemical and structural mapping
Thermal analysisNanocalorimetry on thin films and particles
Mechanical testingNanoindentation and scratch testing
Methods and equipment
- Atomic force microscopy
- Scanning near field optical microscopy
- Micro and macro Raman spectroscopy
- Nanoindentation
- Low temperature nanocalorimetry
- Particle size and zeta potential analysis
- Multiple light scattering for dispersion stability
Research lines served
This laboratory supports work across the following research lines. A project may use the laboratory for a single measurement or for a long programme of work.