Equipment of Morphology and Rheology of Polymer Materials

Microscopy

Light Microscopy

• microskope DM6000 M (Leica), with microhardness tester
• microskope Nikon80i (Nikon), with micro tensile tester
• microskope Zetopan Pol (Reichert)
• stereomicroskope SMZ-2T (Nikon)
• equipment of the light microscopes: transmitted and reflected light; polarized light; bright field, dark field, phase contrast; photometry; micro-heating stages: Mettler FP52/FP5, Linkam THMS 600/TMS 9

Scanning electron microscopy

• Quanta 200 FEG (FEI), high-resolution (2nm) FEG microscope, modes HVSEM, LVSEM, ESEM, detectors SE, BSE, STEM, EDX, and wet-STEM
• Vega Plus TS 5135 (Tescan): detectors SE, BSE, STEM

Transmission electron microscopy

• Tecnai G2 Spirit (FEI): 120kV, bright/dark field (BD/DF), electron diffraction (ED), microanalysis (EDX)

Sample preparation for microscopy

• Ultramicrotomes with s cryo-attachments: Ultrotome III (LKB), Ultracut UCT (Leica)
• Microtomes: Sledge microtome (Meopta), Rotary microtome RM 2155 (Leica)
• Vacuum sputter coaters: SCD 050 (Balzers), SCD 050 (Leica)
• Vacuum evaporation device: JEE-4C (Jeol)
• Critical point dryer (Balzers)
• Plasma-etching device

Rheology

• Reometr Physica MCR 501 (Anton Paar)
  • additional module for in-situ light microscopy (P-ETD300/GL, Microscope option)
  • additional module for in-situ light scattering (Small-angle Light Scattering System, SALS option)

(Micro)mechanical properties

• Microhardness tester VMHT AUTO man (UHL)
• Micro Tensile Stress Testing System - TST350 (Linkam)
• PC-controlled creep measurement (both tensile and compression)