Research Tools
2MILab offers a range of instruments and other research tools covering a wide range of analytical capability for the investigation of particulate systems, material surfaces and interfaces. Some instruments recently installed, or currently under procurement include XPS, a new SEM-EDS system, a new laser for sum frequency generation spectroscopy, and a cryo-ultramicrotome for sample preparation for TEM, SEM, AFM, Raman etc. The following list covers the more important tools.
| Instrument (click on link for further information) | Supplier | Model | LIMS link |
| Transmission electron microscope (TEM) *available January 23 | Hitachi | HT7700 | TEM |
| Scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) | Philips | XL-30 | SEM |
| FE-Scanning electron microscope with ChemiSEM live chemical imaging (ChemiSEM) *available May 23 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Apreo 2s | |
| X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS) *available March 23 | Kratos | AXIS Supra+ | XPS |
| Atomic force microscope (AFM) | Bruker | Multimode 8 | AFM |
| Nano infrared microscope | NeaSpec | IR-neaSCOPE | NanoIR |
| Femtosecond sum frequency generation (SFG) | Custom-built | FemtoSFG | |
| Picosecond sum frequency generation (SFG) | Custom-built | PicoSFG | |
| Total internal reflection (TIR) Raman | Custom-built | TIR-Raman | |
| Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) | Q-Sense (Biolin Scientific) | E4 | QCM-D |
| Quartz crystal microbalance | Attana | A100 | Attana |
| Ellipsometer | Beaglehole | Picometer | Ellipsometer |
| Tensiometer | Krüss | Tensiometer | |
| Contact angle meter | Fibro | Pocket Goniometer | |
| Gas adsorption for BET surface area and pore size distribution | Micromeritics | 3Flex | BET |
| Mercury intrusion porosimetry | Micromeritics | Autopore IV | Hg-porosimeter |
| Dynamic light scattering | Malvern | Zetasizer Nano | |
| Streaming potential meter | Anton Paar | SurPass 2 | SurPass |
| Powder x-ray diffraction | PANanalytical | X’Pert Pro | XRD |
