Instruments and Methods

Synthesis

• Integrated, modular CVS / CVD system
  • reactors
    • hot wall (resistance and HF-furnace)
    • cold wall and
    • microwave reactors
  • precursor delivery systems for
    • gases
    • vapors
    • liquids
    • solids
  • in situ and operando process analysis
    • aerosol mass spectrometer (particles and molecular species)
    • laser-induced fluorescence (gas temperature)
    • mobile CVS reactor operated at synchrotron radiation facilities using X-ray scattering, diffraction and spectroscopy to investigate particle (trans-)formation processes
  • modeling

Processing

• Colloids and films
  • Colloidal dispersion
  • Material inkjet printer
  • Electrophoretic deposition
  • UV-laser sintering
• Bulk materials
  • Uniaxial pressing
  • Sintering under controlled atmospheres and vacuum
  • Spark-plasma sintering
  • Lapping

Characterization

• High resolution scanning electron microscope including STEM and EDX detector
• High resolution X-ray diffractometer
• X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (EXAFS and XANES at synchrotron radiation sources)
• Gas sorption (specific surface area, particle and pore size (including micropores))
• Dynamic Light scattering
  • particle size distributions
  • zeta-potential as a function of pH
• Rheometer
• Electrical characterization
• in situ / operando X-ray scattering, diffraction and spectroscopy of CVS