Scientific domain
PE10: Earth System Science
Keywords
Materials characterisation
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(TUDa) Technical University of Darmstadt
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Open to external users
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Description
This laboratory is equipped with several highly sensitive and high-performance electron microscopes for use in material and geosciences. They are used to carry out important research projects, such as:
- Spinel ceramics – these materials are transparent to infra-red radiation and can therefore be used as a protective covering for infra-red sensors like those found in motion sensors.
- Innovative functional ceramic materials – analysis of ceramics formed from conglomerates of tiny grains, between which extremely thin layers can develop. If the composition and structure of these nanometre thin separating films can be determined, it will be possible to adapt the production process to specifically adjust the desired properties.
- The development of materials for replacing bone that contain pores of a size that will allow blood vessels to grow within them.