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. You can register for training on any of the instruments here.

Instrument (click on link for further information)	Supplier	Model	Next course date	LIMS link
Transmission electron microscope (TEM)	Hitachi	HT7700		TEM
FE-Scanning electron microscope with ChemiSEM live chemical imaging (ChemiSEM)	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Apreo 2s		SEM/EDS
Cryo-ultramicrotome	Leica	EM FC7		Cryo-UM
X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS)	Kratos	AXIS Supra+		XPS
Atomic force microscope (AFM)	Bruker	Multimode 8		AFM
Nano infrared microscope	NeaSpec	IR-neaSCOPE		NanoIR
FTIR Spectrometer	Bruker	Tensor 37		FTIR
IR Microscope	Bruker	Lumos		IR Microscope
Femtosecond sum frequency generation (SFG)	Custom-built			FemtoSFG
Total internal reflection (TIR) Raman	Custom-built			TIR-Raman
Confocal Raman	Witec	Alpha 300s		Confocal Raman
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D)	Q-Sense (Biolin Scientific)	E4		QCM-D
Ellipsometer	Beaglehole	Picometer		Ellipsometer
Tensiometer	Krüss	K12		Tensiometer
Contact angle / interfacial tension meter	Krüss	DSA30S		Contact Angle
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		Zetasizer
Laser diffraction particle sizer	Malvern Panalytical	Mastersizer 3000+ Ultra		Mastersizer
Streaming potential meter	Anton Paar	SurPass 2		SurPass
Powder x-ray diffraction	PANanalytical	X’Pert Pro	1/11 7/12	XRD
Thermogravimetric Analyser	TA Instruments	Q5000IR		TGA