Microscopes:

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM): FEI Quanta 600 field emission gun ESEM with Bruker EDS and HKL EBSD
• Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM): Scios 2 DualBeam with Quasor II EBSD, Ultradry EDS, and liquid metal ion source (Ga)
• Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM): JEOL JEM-2100 with Bruker EDS
• Atomic Force Microscope (AFM): Asylum Research MFP-3D
• Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope: Zeiss LSM 980 with Airyscan 2 and a Leica SP8 with stimulated emission depletion and white light laser
• X ray Diffractometer: Bruker D8 Advance XRD with powder and thin film/high resolution capabilities

Other equipment:

• Microtome: Sorvall MT 5000; Sorvall MT 6000; Reichert-Jung Ultracut E; RMC Powertome XL with video camera and monitor
• Sputter Coater: Cressington Carbon Coater; Balzers Union MED 010 Au/Pd coater
• Critical Point Drier: BAL-TEC CPD030