Soft Matter and Functional Materials - Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

Colloid Physics / HU Berlin _____________________________________________________
Joint Laboratory for Structural Research
Soft matter systems consist of structures and structural units with sizes that span from the
atomistic range to micrometers. Analysis of such systems hence requires a wide range of
methods that have access to this range. Moreover, probes used for the structural analysis
should be sensitive to the details of the system under consideration. The newly founded Joint
Laboratory for Structural Research meets these demands and offers a wide range of
methods summarized in the following table:
Partners Groups Methods
HU Professorship for electron microscopy and
structural research (W3)
HR-TEM of hybrid systems
Prof. J.P. Rabe, PD S. Kirstein, Institut für
Physik
AFM
Prof. S. Kowarik, Institut für Physik X-ray scattering and reflectivity
HZB PD Dr. G. Schneider, Dr. K. Henzler, Soft X-ray microscopy,
Matter and Functional Materials
E-beam lithography
Prof. M. Ballauff, Dr. Y. Lu, Soft Matter and
Functional Materials
Cryo-TEM
Dr. G. Goerigk, Soft Matter and Functional
Materials
SAXS, SANS
TU Prof. Regine von Klitzing Cryo-TEM
The new cryo-TEM of the JLSR will be set up in April 2011 and serve the community of soft
matter scientists on the Adlerhof Campus and the users of the HZB. Its special feature are:
• Variable acceleration
voltage up to 200kV
• LaB6 cathode with cool
beam illumination
• Minimum dose system
for sensitive samples
• Alpha selector for
illumination conditions
• Dedicated vacuum
system for cryoTEM
• TVIPS 4x4k fast scan
CCD camera
• Single tilt cryo holder
(high tilt from 0° - 80° )