Facilities
nmRC Facilities
The nmRC is a hub for state-of-the art analytical infrastructure used in teaching, research and service provision.
What's at the nmRC?
In addition to acting as a learning and research hub for nano-, micro- and and materials science at the University of Nottingham, the nmRC hosts a number of state-of-the-art research facilities.
The centre is a specialist resource for electron microscopy variants, with vast Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and electron microprobe infrastructure and dedicated technical support.
In addition the centre is also home to X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Confocal Raman Microscopy, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) and sample preparation suites. Please follow the links below for more information or additional technical information can be found on the ISAC website, or is internally available to University staff and students via the Kit Catalogue.
- Nano- & Micro-scale Imaging and Compositonal Analysis
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
- Electron Microprobe Analysis (EMPA)
- Surface Chemical Analysis
- Elemental Composition
- Chemical State Information
- Chemical Compositon
- Chemical Distribution
- Ambient and Real-Time Analyses
- Surface Chemical Analysis
- Surface Chemical Mapping
- ToF / Orbitrap Detection
- Electron Beam Lithography
- Clean Room Sample Preparation and Manipulation
- Sample Coating, Polishing, Grinding
- Cryo-preparation
- Sample Staining
- Microtomy / Ultramicrotomy
- Thin Film Analysis
- Thin Film Thickness Mapping