Termomechanical Analysis
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TMA CX03 (RMI, Czech Republic)
- Temperature region: -50 – 800 °C
- Applied force: 1mN – 1 N
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TMA Q400EM (TA Instruments, USA)
- Temperature region: -150 – 1000 °C
- Applied force: 1mN – 1 N
- TMA and DMA mode
Usage – measurement of thermal expansion coefficient, viscosity in supercooled melts, study of structural relaxation and crystallization
Microscopy:
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Olympus BX51 equipped with DP72 camera (Olympus, Japan) operated in visible region
- Magnification 50-100x
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Olympus BX51 equipped with XM10 camera (Olympus, Japan) operated in infrared region
- Magnification 50-100x
- Linkam heating stage – for insitu samples annealing in the temperature region of -160 do 600 °C
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StereoMicroscope (IntracoMicro, Czech Republic)
- Magnification 0,1-10x
- DinoLite camera with long working distance
Usage – study of crystal morphology and growth, nucleation, particle size analysis, surface tension by droplet profile analysis
Differential scanning calorimetry:
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DSC Sensys Evo equipped with 3D sensor (Setaram, USA)
- Temperature range: 15-800 °C
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Heat Flow DSC Q2000 (TA Instruments, USA)
- Temperature range: -70-720 °C
- Photocalorimeter accessory
Usage – study of processes with heat transfer (structural relaxation, crystallization, phase transformation, decomposition, ….), measurements of heat capacities
Simultaneous thermal analysis:
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STA 449 F5 Jupiter (Netzsch, Germany)
- Simultaneous thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis
- Measurement modes: DSC-TG; DTA-TG
- Temperature range: 25-1600 °C
Usage – study of processes with mass and heat transfer (drying, thermal decomposition, oxidation, ….)
Raman spectroscopy:
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Nicolet DXR Raman Spetrometer (Nicolet, USA)
- Combination of Raman spectroscopy and microscopy equipped with laser of wavelength of 785 nm – magnification up to 50x
- In-situ heating stage operating in temperature range of 25-300 °C
Usage – materials structure characterization
Nanoindentation:
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Hysitron TI Premier (Bruker, Germany)
- Nanoindentation with Berkovich indenter
- Applied force: 75 nN – 10 mN
- DMA analysis (frequency 0,1 – 300 Hz)
- In-situ heating stage operating in temperature range of 25-600 °C
Usage – study of viscoelastic properties of solids, viscosity, surface selfdiffusion
