ALBA Synchrotron
Advanced scanning probe microscopy (SPM) platform based on the Aarhus 150 system, specifically engineered for atomic-scale characterization under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions. The system integrates both scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and non-contact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) modes, enabling complementary access to the electronic structure and short-range interatomic interactions at surfaces.
Dedicated to Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) for the nanoscale characterization of materials.
An ultra-high vacuum (UHV) photon-SPM counting with the capability to study light-matter interactions with atomic-scale spatial resolution. The instrument combines traditional STM, scanning probe spectroscopies (STS, IETS) and non-contact (nc)-AFM modes with several optical spectroscopies to perform tip-enhanced nanoscopies like STML, TERS or TEPL.
The Raman laboratory is centered around a LabRAM HR UV–VIS–NIR spectrometer (220–2200 nm) equipped with an open-space microscope, providing a large working area compatible with bulky sample environments such as cryostats, high-temperature and high-pressure cells.