Our lab is equipped with six lasers (continuous and pulsed, CO2 and Nd:YAG) that allow the growth of single crystals, highly textured polycrystalline materials, amorphous materials and nanoparticles. Also, it is possible to chemically and structurally modify surfaces in a wide range of materials, from metals to insulators, at micro- and nano scales.

SEM/EDX - The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) equipment relies on a TESCAN Vega 3 instrument. It is based on a thermal emission source (W filament), allowing beam energies within the 200 eV to 30 keV range.

It provides a 5 axis sample stage control (X,Y,Z, rotational, tilt), EDX analysis with 133 eV resolution (Bruker Nano X-Flash Detector 410-M) and ready-to-use Electron Beam Induced Current (EBIC) capability.

Micro-Raman with different laser excitations (632.8, 532, 442, and 325 nm), polarization and temperature dependence

Photoluminescence (PL) with different excitation sources (from VUV to NIR) covering the VUV-UV-VIS-NIR spectral range

Temperature dependent PL (from 4.5 K to ~ 900 K)

RT PL excitation (PLE), Absorption, FTIR, Time resolved PL (TRPL) and lifetimes

Potentiostat/galvanostat VersaSTAT3 electrochemical station (Princeton Applied Research, AMETEK) allows to perform a wide range of electrochemical techniques; for example cyclic voltammetry (CV), amperometry, chronocoulometry (CC), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and continuous and pulsed electrodeposition. Any PC can be used by a USB interface and the VersaStudio electrochemistry software package.