Reaction undercover: boosting the potency of catalysts

…As with classic catalysis, greater efficiency can facilitate reactions with lower energy requirements and thereby, potentially lowered costs. Atomic-level measurements with Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (APXPS) during an evolving…

Vacuum Technology, Instrumentation and Tools

…pressures, usually classified as capture pumps. At MAX IV, the most widely used pumps of this type are ion pumps, which use electric and magnetic fields to ionize residual gas…

Experimental station

…While relying on a classical X-Y table and rotation table on a Z tower design, the careful choice of design parameter allowed to achieve high stability, with better than 30nm…

Soft X-ray absorption

…Growth of thin films Synthesis of 2D- and nanomaterials Impurities and defects The most popular classes of materials studied by NEXAFS spectroscopy are: Solar cells, batteries and other energy-harvesting and…

Balder Lab

A small lab for sample preparation is located in close connection to the experiment station. You can find the following special laboratory equipment. EquipmentDescriptionBalance Sartorius, 0.001g Fridge/Freezer ATEX/EX classed, -20oC…

Drug discovery

…complementary technique to study proteins in room temperature. MAX IV offers state-of-the-art instruments and world-class tools for crystallography as well as high-throughput screening techniques.  Examples of research topics at MAX…

APXAS @ SPECIES

…Reactor optimized for XMCD measurements. Internal magnet providing fields up to 20 mT Example data Below an example results are shown from the classical case of reduction and reoxidation of…