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Materials Characterization

Materials Characterization

Materials Characterization labs offer analytical instrumentation for liquid, powder, surface and bulk materials analysis and characterization. These resources are available to °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ faculty members and students, outside researchers and industry.

Capabilities

  • Corrosion analysis
  • Elemental analysis
  • 3D imaging
  • In-air and in-liquid imaging
  • Thermal processing and analysis
  • Chemical composition
  • Crystal structure
  • Organic, inorganic, soft/hard materials, and coatings

Spectroscopy

  • Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES)
  • X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

Microscopy

  • Infinite Focus Microscope (IFM)
  • Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM/EDX)
  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
  • Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM)
  • Stereomicroscopy
  • Fluorescence Microscopy
  • Phase Contrast Microscopy
  • X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
Focused Ion Bean technology on NCERCAMP's SEM

The word "Akron" has been etched onto a sample using Focused Ion Bean technology on NCERCAMP's SEM. At only 10 μm, this etching is about 1/5 the thickness of a human hair.

Contact NCERCAMP

Address

264 Wolf Ledges Parkway
Akron, Ohio 44325

Telephone

Office: 330-972-6978
Fax: 330-972-5141