Type of analysis:

• determination of the content of macro- and microelements in different types of samples – environmental, metallurgical, soils, galvanic solutions, food, beverages, biological samples;

• development of analytical forms for determining the forms of chemical elements.

Sample type:

Liquids, solids.

Institution and contact:

Type of analysis:

• qualitative and quantitative non-destructive analysis of materials composed of chemical elements with atomic numbers between Ca (20) and U (92);
• measurement of thicknesses and percentage composition of layers in single-layer and multilayer metal coatings.

Sample type:

Liquid, solid and powdered materials, metal coatings over different substrates.

Non-destructive method of analysis.

Institution and contact:

Type of analysis:

• identification of unknown substances;
• determination of the isotopic content of the elements;
• determining the structure of substances;
• qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic and inorganic substances – products of organic synthesis, pharmaceutical substances, natural products;
• separation and identification of components and analysis of the composition of complex mixtures;
• development and validation of methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis..

Sample type:

Gases, liquids, solid samples.

Institution and contact:

Type of analysis:

• chemical elemental analysis;
• weight percentage or atomic distribution of chemical elements;
• chemical element mapping;

• combined with scanning or transmission electron microscopy

Sample type:

Solids.

Institution and contact:

Type of analysis:

• determination of molecular structure;
• qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic synthesis products, pharmaceuticals, natural products;
• qualitative and quantitative composition of mixtures of synthetic and / or natural substances;
• structure and particle sizes in colloidal solutions of surfactants, polymers, etc .;
• molecular dynamics and interactions, kinetics of chemical reactions and molecular transformations, molecular diffusion;
• analysis of the origin, authenticity and quality of food and beverages (honey, wine, etc.);

• structure and composition of organic and inorganic substances in solid phase, mesoporous silicates, zeolites, polymeric materials, etc.

Non-destructive method of analysis.

Sample type:

Liquid and solid (powders) samples, micro-heterogenic materials, gels, liquid-crystal samples.

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Type of analysis:

• identification and determination of the valence state and local structure of paramagnetic ions in electrode materials, sensors, catalysts, building materials, pharmaceuticals, mineralogical samples;
• detection, characterization and quantitative analysis of free radicals in irradiated organic and inorganic substances, food and beverages;
• analysis of products and materials with structural defects such as semiconductors, dielectrics, polymers, luminescent materials, minerals;
• qualitative and quantitative analysis of archaeological artifacts such as plasters, pottery, ceramics, glass;
• kinetics of catalytic and polymer reactions under the action of various stimuli (temperature, light in the visible and ultraviolet range);
• analysis and determination of the local structure of drugs and pharmaceutical samples;

• differentiation of non-graphitized and graphitized carbon materials.

Non-destructive method of analysis.

Sample type:

Solid and liquid samples.

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Type of analysis:

• qualitative and quantitative analysis of inorganic and organic substances, mono- and multi-component systems;

• applies to archaeological specimens, icons, paintings, murals, printed circuit boards, natural products, food additives, oils, fuels, dyes, construction and polymer materials used in industry, etc.

Sample type:

Solid and liquid samples.

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Type of analysis:

• transmission and reflection measurements (specular and diffuse) with the latest generation Cary-7000 spectrophotometer on samples in the spectral range 250-2500 nm at angles of incidence from 5 to 85^o without moving the sample
• equipped with an external integral sphere with a radius of 150 mm
• wafer analysis up to 275 mm (10.8 in)
• measurement with thermostated cuvette holder, from 0 to 100 °C
• wavelength accuracy 0.08 nm for VIS and 0.4 nm for NIR range
• spectral resolution: UV-VIS: <0.048 nm; NIR: <0.2 nm
• photometric range 10 Abs

Sample type:

Solid and liquid samples, thin films, coatings, glass

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Type of analysis:

• measurement of Raman spectra using laser lines at 633 nm, 515 nm, 488 nm and 458 nm.
• when measured under a microscope, the study area is several micrometers in size.
• macro measurements of liquids in an optical cuvette and at different temperatures in the range (77 K – 600 oC).

• measurement of emission and excitation spectra in the range 200-950 nm, fluorescence lifetime, quantum yield of solid and liquid samples.

Sample type:

Solid (poly- or monocrystalline).

Liquid or powdered samples; thin layers.

Synthetic, natural, mineral, inorganic and organic substances; all samples except metals and alloys.

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Type of analysis:

• determination of the chemical composition in the surface layer of the sample (with a thickness of the order of 3-10 nm depending on the kinetic energy of the measured photoemitted electrons);

• determination of the chemical state, oxidation state and concentration of the chemically different atoms in the surface layer

Sample type:

Solid samples.

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Type of analysis:

• Determination of the emission properties of inorganic, organic and organic-inorganic materials.
• The device is equipped with LED (light emitting diode) sources with wavelengths: 265, 385 and 470 nm.
• The apparatus can be used to take optical spectra (UV-VIS) of transmission and absorption.
• The apparatus is equipped with a xenon light source with a range from 185 to 2000 nm and a power of 75 W.

Sample type:

Solid and liquid substances.

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Type of analysis:

• obtaining data on the qualitative and quantitative composition of the available iron-containing crystalline, low-crystalline and amorphous phases, as well as their degree of dispersion;
• study of relaxation phenomena – superparamagnetism, collective magnetic excitation and electron exchange;

• study of both the volume and the surface of the samples, as the parameters are influenced by the differences in the local environments of the iron ions.

Spectrum recording :

• in transmission mode at different temperatures;
• with detection of conversion electrons;
• in situ transmission spectra in a reaction medium.

Sample type:

Solid samples.

Institute and contact person:

Type of analysis:

• analytical determination of 47 chemical elements, including difficult to analyse light elements such as hydrogen, lithium and boron in the sample volume and depth profile

• ability to operate over a wide range of concentrations, from ppb to 100 %

Applications

• determination of elemental composition of metals and alloys
• determination of composition and thicknesses of single and multilayer coatings and thin films
• layer-by-layer study of corrosion products
• quantification of light elements in metals, e.g. phosphorus in the manufacture of hard disks, lithium in lithium-ion batteries, sulphur in metals, etc.
• determination of elemental composition of non-conductive samples such as glasses and ceramics

Sample type:

Solid samples.

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Type of analysis:

• study of the surface morphology of solid samples of different types – metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers, biological samples;
• examination of bulk materials and powders; determination of shape, size and particle size distribution in powders;

• additional possibility for crystallographic analysis and determination of phase composition of the sample using transmission electron microscopy.

Sample type:

Solid phase samples, bulk materials or powders.

Limit for transmission electron microscopy samples: thickness – up to 500 nm for samples of organic origin and up to 70 nm for inorganic samples.

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Type of analysis:

• scanning of surfaces and obtaining topographic images in order to characterize the roughness;
• obtaining phase images in order to characterize the physicochemical properties;
• obtaining surface force maps for mechanical characterization of samples;
• electric force microscopy (EFM), conducting force (c-AFM) microscopy, photoconducting (pc-AFM) microscopy, Kelvin probe microscopy (KPFM).

Sample type:

Solid samples.

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Type of analysis:

• X-ray phase analysis, obtaining quantitative data, crystalite sizes, indexing of unknown phases;
• point X-ray phase analysis;
• X-ray phase analysis of monolithic samples up to 3 kg.
• small angle diffraction analysis for the study of polymeric and mesoporous materials;
• examination of thin films with GIXRD;
• determination of residual stress in thin films and surfaces, texture studies;
• high temperature X-ray diffraction analysis;

• SAXS-analysis of the diffuse scattering for the study of nanomaterials.

Sample type:

Crystalline, organic and inorganic powders, incl. drugs, thin films for electronics and protective coatings, monolithic ceramic and metal samples, sol, gel, mesoporous and nanomaterials.

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Type of analysis:

• non-destructive volume imaging and determination of morphometric parameters (porosity, volume parts, specific surface, size distribution, anisotropy, etc.);
• determination of total volumes, areas and sizes of the scanned object;
• defectoscopy;
• determination of bone density;
• determination of density in the case of available calibration samples;
• three-dimensional computer models of the scanned object;
• optical resolution of 2-6 micrometers depending on the contrast (minimum pixel volume – 0.5 micrometers).

Sample type:

Sample size –  between 0.5 mm and 7 cm, to be able to undergo X-rays irradiation with an energy of up to 80 kV for several hours.

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Methods:

• pouring of samples with resins, including conductive ones, in order to prepare grindings in moulds of different sizes, Ø25, Ø32 and Ø40;
• grinding with silicon carbide water grits of different grain sizes;
• polishing with diamond suspensions of particle size 6, 3 and 1 µm and corundum suspensions of particle size 0.6, 0.3 and 0.06 µm

• – cutting and grinding of samples with diamond, boron-nitride and two types of corundum discs with thicknesses of 1.0, 0.5, 1.5 and 0.45 mm, respectively;

Sample type:

rocks, minerals, glass, ceramics, archaeological objects, metals and alloys, composite, multilayer and porous materials, plastics, etc.

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Type of analysis:

Differential thermal analysis of samples with the possibility of heating up to 1500^oС and cooling up to -130^оС with constant speed and keeping at constant temperature.

• determination of melting, crystallization, vitrification temperatures;
• determination of heats (enthalpies) of states and processes;
• identification of low- and high-molecular organic and inorganic compounds;
• thermogravimetric analysis up to 1500^oС;
• determination of thermal stability and mass loss as a function of temperature and time;
• qualitative analysis of the emitted gases.

Sample type:

Solid (powders, granules, foils, fibers) and gel-like samples.

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Type of analysis:

• electrochemical synthesis of metal, alloy, conductive polymer and composite electrode coatings;
• electrochemical and electrocatalytic activity of electrode materials;
• electroanalytical measurements of bioactive substances, drugs and pollutants;
• impedance measurements;
• corrosion measurements;
• chronoamperometry, potentiometry, voltammetry, polarization curves, pulse and differential pulse methods.

Sample type:

Solid surface sample.

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Type of analysis:

• measurement of the electrical conductivity according to the Hall method of solid materials between 100 and 600 K;
• determination of the mobility and density of current carriers;

• measurement of thermal conductivity of solid and powder materials at room temperature: calculation of diffusion, heat capacity, thermal resistance, depth of penetration.

Sample type:

Solids and powder materials in the form of tablets.

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Type of analysis:

• measurement of surface tension of liquids in the range 1 to 2000 mN/m;
• determination of the wetting angle in the range 0 to 180°.

Sample type:

Liquids and solutions; materials and composites; tablets, biologically active substances, foils and films; textiles and fibrous materials.

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Type of analysis:

• determination of particle size from 0.3 nm to 10 µm, measurement of Zeta potential in the temperature range from 0 to 120°C;
• measuring average mass molar mass, hydrodynamic radius, inertial radius and second viral coefficient;
• determination of diffusion coefficients, speed and relaxation time;
• determination of the thickness and optical constants of thin layers and multilayer systems, of the interface area between layers in multilayer systems, temperature control up to + 600 ° C (possibility for measurement in environment other than the surrounding atmosphere);

• obtaining three-dimensional image of the sample surface, determination of surface roughness and thickness of thin layers, measurement of reflection spectra.

Sample type:

Solid and powder samples, solutions, suspensions, thin layers, polymer solutions, colloidal systems, other complex structures.

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Type of analysis:

• automatic determination of specific surface of solid materials by gas adsorption:
• adsorption measurements with N₂, CO₂, Ar;
• determination of a BET specific surface;
• complete isotherms;
• determination of pore volume and average pore diameter;
• size distribution of micro- and mesopores.

Sample type:

Powdered samples.

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Type of analysis:

• determination of microhardness and nanohardness, resistance to plastic deformation, degree of elastic recovery, wear resistance;
• determination of tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and modulus of deformation; maximum elongation at break; maximum voltage (force) at break;
• measurement of basic rheological characteristics: dynamic viscosity, storage and loss modules, thixotropic effect, etc.

Sample type:

bulky materials and thin layers – hard and superhard, metals, glass, ceramics; polymer materials, nano-materials, nonwovens, gels, thin foils and films;

polymer solutions, dispersions, emulsions, pastes and gels.

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