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MACAL – Material Analysis Centre at Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Department of Physical, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry (»Add to My Favourites)
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The Material Analysis Centre at Arrhenius Laboratory (MACAL) provides modern facilities and expertise on structural characterizations at micro-, nano- and atomic scale by scanning and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. It also provides chemical analysis by energy- and wave- dispersive spectroscopy and energy loss spectroscopy.
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Category: Core facility, Specific technique
Key words: Structural characterization, SEM, TEM, STEM, elemental mapping, XRD, microstructure, nanostructure characterization, energy dispersive analysis (EDS), energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), focused ion beam (FIB), materials characterization, industryinterest
Facility website coming up soon: http://www.fos.su.se/page.php?pid=126
Interest in industry: Yes
Description:
The Material Analysis Centre at Arrhenius Laboratory (MACAL) is located at the Department of Physical, Inorganic and Structural Chemistry (FOOS), Stockholm University. The department has a long tradition and strong scientific competence in different areas of structural characterizations ranging from X-ray crystallography (X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction) and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Many research groups at the department are actively working on method developments using these techniques and have been well-recognized internationally. We also have excellent experimental facilities for materials characterizations.
MACAL provides modern facilities and expertise on structural characterizations on macro-, nano- and atomic scale by scanning and transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. It also provides chemical analysis by energy- and wave-dispersive spectroscopy and energy loss spectroscopy.
The major aims of MACAL are:
 | To coordinate our competence on materials characterization in different interdisciplinary areas, for example electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy analysis.
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| To coordinate the modern characterization equipments available at FOOS-chemistry and make them more efficiently used by both internal and external users.
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| To advertise our expertise and equipments on materials characterization outside FOOSchemistry and act as a consultancy in the field of materials characterisation.
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| To provide a platform for contacts of researchers and students at FOOS-chemistry with other university researchers and industries and exchange the expertise and knowledge in materials science so that more cooperative research projects are generated.
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| To organize courses, seminars, schools and conferences and provide practical trainings on a regular base, both for internal and external users.
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Infrastructure/methods:
| Microand nanostructure characterisation and chemical analysis by scanning electron microscopy equipped with energyand wave-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS and WDS). Elemental mapping.
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| Microand nanostructure characterisation and phase analysis by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and electron diffraction (ED). Elemental mapping. Chemical analysis by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).
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| Focussed ion beam (FIB) for preparation of thin sections.
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| Phase analysis by X-ray powder diffraction.
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| Structure determination by single crystal X-ray diffraction.
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Practical information:
Note! The information on this site has to be revised, please contact us for more updated information.
The researchers that want to perform the experiments themselves (mainly for long term users) have to participate in a training program and obtain a certificate showing that they have sufficient skills to run the instrument. Please contact us for more information.
We also provide full characterisation services, preferably in a long term collaboration basis. A special agreement needs to be established. Please contact us for more information.
Priority is given to the research projects within the department and the long term external users.
For customers from academic institutions, the user fees are 400 SEK/hour for TEMs and FIB, 300 SEK/hour for SEMs and 200 SEK/hour for XRD. For customers from commercial institutions, the corresponding charges are 1000 SEK/hour for TEMs and FIB and 800 SEK/hour for SEMs and 500 SEK/hour for XRD. We prefer a long term agreement with a number of hours allocated for each project. The user fees are open for negotiation. Please contact us for more information.
If personal operators/assistants are needed, an additional fee of 500 SEK/hour is charged.
All prices are excluding taxes and overhead.
Last updated: 2009-06-30
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Chemical analysis
Nano and physical analysis
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