Equipment
FTIR spectrometer
Our Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometers allow measurements in reflection and transmission from the far-infrared up to the visible spectral range. By using an infrared microscope coupled to the spectrometer, also very small samples can be measured.
![Spektrometer](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/4b/93/4b937360-b1dd-49a0-9346-1c6a0f665c5a/spektrometer_2.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-475%2C317_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Optical Cryostats
For measurements under extreme conditions, the samples are mounted in optical cryostats, which enable experiments at low temperatures or simultaneously at high pressures.
![Kryostat](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/59/f5/59f55542-129d-48d0-935d-9793bbe3144f/kryo_2.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-600%2C400_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Diamant Anvil cell (DAC)
For high-pressure measurements, the samples are mounted inside a diamond anvil cell, which enables pressures up to approximately 20 GPa. The maximum pressure is dependent on the culet size (900, 800, 600, 500 µm) of the diamond anvil.
![DAC-1](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/d0/0b/d00bf767-d526-4d32-8149-d4994689544f/dac_1.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-400%2C251_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Evaporation unit
With our evaporation unit, we are able to evaporate materials like silver and gold on various substrates.
![Bedampfungsanlage](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/5b/c2/5bc2c7c7-a854-436d-acfb-4736a3af14c8/bedampfungsanlage.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-600%2C400_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
UV-VIS spectrometer
The UV-VIS spectrometer is used to carry out measurements in the ultraviolet and visible range with the use of a CCD-spectrograph.
![UV-VIS neu](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/a1/dd/a1dd5877-da19-4654-a2c5-948172da5f97/uv-vis_3.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-600%2C400_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Infrared microscope
A self built infrared microscope prototype allows us to measure even simultaneously at low temperatures and high pressures.
![Prototyp](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/b1/9d/b19de6da-016f-4966-98c6-b8acda605ee5/prototyp_3.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-600%2C400_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer (EDX)
The EDX spectrometer is used to investigate materials by energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, in order to determine film thicknesses or elemental compositions.
![EDX Messgerät](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/52/7c/527c3fab-3f60-489c-b6e8-2ef02387e44f/edx.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-600%2C400_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Atomic Force microscope (AFM)
The atomic force microscope is used to scan surfaces with a very high resolution to measure forces on the order of fractions of nanometers.
![AFM](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/7d/1a/7d1a6bd6-73e8-4ef2-bb2d-d00942f3a2c2/afm.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-600%2C400_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
A scanning electron microscope is a type of electron microscope that produces images of a sample by scanning the surface with a focused beam of electrons.
![REM](https://assets.uni-augsburg.de/media/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/5f/b8/5fb81b8e-5a4b-449e-81b7-5bdf2f7e7dd2/rem.jpg__600x375_q85_crop_subject_location-600%2C400_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)