The techniques that are available at Chalmers Materials Analysis Laboratory are listed below. Follow the links to get more information on what instruments and tools we have.
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Atom probe tomography
Atom Probe Tomography (APT) is a technique that provides 3D atom-by-atom imaging of materials with a uniquely powerful combination of spatial and chemical resolution.
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Electron microscopy
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) Focused ion beam SEM (FIB-SEM)
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X-ray scattering
At CMAL we have two powder XRDs, one single crystal XRD and one SAXS. Follow the links below to learn more about them.
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Optical microscopy/spectroscopy
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Elemental analysis
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