Facilities

ICAM is supported by a range of laboratory facilities and other advanced capabilities, that are available for use by all partners to enhance and extend the collaborative working that lies at the heart of ICAM.

The facilities owned by our partner organisations cover many fields of activity that cut across institutional boundaries and academic disciplines. This ensures that studies undertaken by ICAM make full use of all partner’s experience, enabling innovative research to lead the way to new developments in advanced materials.

The pages below list the wide range of facilities, equipment and techniques that support our work. If you are a member of the ICAM community and think that anything listed here could enhance your research, please fill out the form on our Contact page and we will aim to make an arrangement.

Imaging

Our imaging facilities, including SEM, FIB, TEM, ET and X-ray CT.

Scanning Probe

Our scanning probe equipment, including AFM, AFM-IR, EMP, EMPA and AES.

Spectronomy

Our spectrometry instruments, including SIMS, nanoSIMS, THz-TDS, XPS, NMR, Raman, FTIR and MS.

Mass Change

Our mass change capability, including quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) equipment.

Tribology

Our tribology facilities, including instruments to determine abrasiveness, adhesion, fatigue and friction.

Diffraction

Our diffraction equipment, including a calorimetric diffractometer and custom built cells for high pressure.

Thermal Analysis

Our thermal analysis capability, across the four ICAM universities.

Separation

Our separation instruments, including liquid and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Distribution

Our distribution equipment, including surface area analysis and dynamic light scattering instruments.

Stress & Damage

Our stress and damage characterisation instruments across the four ICAM academic partners.

Ask us About
Our Facilities

If you are a member of the ICAM community and think that anything listed here could enhance your research, please write to at the email address below and we will aim to make an arrangement:

facilities@icam-online.org