Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction

Stoe IPDS-I with Oxford Cryostream II
funded by the European Commission and RUB


Crystal Preparation



funded by RUB


Crystal Growth on the Diffractometer

OHCD III (optical heating and crystallization device)


supported by the DFG


Powder X-ray Diffraction

Huber G670 Powder X-ray Diffraction Camera operated with Mo-Radiation

funded by the European Commission


Infrared Spectroscopy

Bruker Alpha FT-Infrared Spectrometer with diamond ATR unit

funded by the FCI


Raman Spectroscopy

Agiltron Peekseeker Pro Raman Spectrometer

funded by DFG


UV-Vis Spectroscopy

Cary 5000 UV-VIS-NIR Spectrometer incl. Diffuse Reflection

funded by the DFG


Cary 50 UV-VIS Spectrometer


funded by the DFG


Luminescence Spectroscopy

Horiba Yobin Fluorolog 3 for Time Resolved Spectroscopy, incl. NIR Detector

funded by the DFG

Ocean Optics QE 65000-FL

funded by the European Commission


Thermal Analysis

Netzsch Phoenix F1 DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimeter), liq. N2 – 600°C

funded by the DFG

Shimazdzou TGA 50 Thermobalance

funded by GIF
Optical Microscopy


Temperature Dependent Polarizing Optical Mircoscopy

Zeiss Axio Imager with


funded by RUB


THMS600 Linkam heating stage

funded by RUB

Motic Video Microscope

funded by RUB


Electroanalysis

Methrom Autolab for Cyclic Voltametry

funded by RUB and DFG

Coulometric Karl-Fischer Titration

funded by the DFG


Microwave Synthesis

CEM Discover for synthesis under pressure, incl. liquid nitrogen cooling

funded by the DFG


Physical Vapour Deposition

Torrovap TVP 800


funded by the DFG


Working under Inert Conditions

MBraun Glove Boxes

for solvents

funded by RUB

with microscope

funded by FCI

with plasma burner

funded by FCI


Vacuum Lines


Synthesis of High Purity Rare Earth Halides


funded by the European Commission


s Working in silico

Computer Cluster for Computational Analyses


funded by RUB and BMBF


Group Library


Group Equipment