In the group a broad range of ceramic and intermetallic samples can be prepared by solid state reaction, chemical solution methods, arc-melting synthesis, or grown by optical floating zone and PLD, in polycrystalline, single crystal and thin film form
Crystal Growth Lab
Single crystal fabrication: Floating-zone Optical Furnace Single-crystals of transition metal oxide compounds are produced by the floating-zone method using a mirror furnace (also called image furnace).
Advanced characterization using neutron and synchrotron techniques
Members of the group are specialized users of synchrotron and neutron sources. The list below shows the most frequently used centers during the last years:
Institut Laue-Langevin.ILL; Grenoble: neutron european source (high-flux reactor)
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. ESRF, Grenoble: synchrotron radiation source