Material centre of Ústí nad Labem

Contracting research:

Plasma technology: preparation and characterization of thin metal nanostructures, nanolayers, their oxides, mixed oxides, on solid substrates.
Plasma treatement of powders in fluid bed reactor and plasma depositions on powder particles
Chemical technology: organic syntheses using microwaves
Supramolecular chemistry: preparation of supramolecular functional nanostructures and biosensores
Computer simulation and design of nanomaterials: molecular modeling and simulation for design, prediction of structures and properties of supramolecular and nanocomposite systems
Geography and socio-geography studies for variable institutes, administrations, public service, travel agencies, etc.

Analytical service:
Equipment for material characterization at Faculty of Science UJEP:

AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy), for study of surface morphology, roughness, study of biological objects in physiological solutions
SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy)
Fluorescent microscopy; surface plasma resonance; Electron and UV litography; spin coating
SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy) for surface chemistry characterization
XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) for surface chemistry characterization (powders possible)
XRD (X-ray Diffraction) for phase analysis,texture analysis,microstress and particle size analysis
Elektrokinetic analyzer for solid surface characterization; - study of surface properties
LCMS (Liquid Chromatography with Mass detection) – chemical analyses
FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) – chemical analyses
Zetasizer nano (particle size and distribution, zeta potential of colloidal systems)
Electroanalytical methods (galvanometry, cyclic voltametry, chronopotenciometry, ..)
Instruments for study of physico-chemical properties of compounds (refractometer; vibrating densimeters); thermosystem for phase transition temperatures in range RT-400°C; viscometers)
AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy) – chemical analyses
BET adsorption desorption isotherms (surface area and porosity)