
POLAR cryogenic STM/AFM
Combined STM/AFM for atomic-scale experiments below 5 K.
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The instrumentation includes several ultrahigh-vacuum systems equipped with complementary surface-sensitive methods, together with operando IR spectroscopy, ambient-pressure reaction analysis, gas-sensing characterization and thin-film deposition facilities. Click an instrument for its methods, technical capabilities and associated research.

Combined STM/AFM for atomic-scale experiments below 5 K.
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Integrated UHV system for model studies linking atomic structure, surface chemistry and reactivity.
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High-resolution chemical-state analysis by photoelectron spectroscopy.
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UHV preparation and analysis system centred on electron diffraction and photoelectron spectroscopy.
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Model studies of surface composition, adsorption and reactivity.
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Vibrational spectroscopy from UHV to operando conditions.
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Compact reactor for catalytic reactivity measurements.
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Thin-film preparation by magnetron sputtering.
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Computer-controlled platform for conductometric characterization of thin-film gas sensors.
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