PISA – Sample Preparation Lab

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
last updated: January 14, 2026

About the Laboratory

PISA – Sample Preparation Lab

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
@ Section 3.5 Interface Geochemistry
This Laboratory is part of:

Access

  • Tbd
  • Scientific cooperation
  • Negotiable

Description

Sample preparation instruments are available for all kinds of samples for scanning electron microscopes and transmission electron microscopes: Gold-Palladium Sputter Coater - Leica; Carbon Coater - Leica; Cryo Sample Preparation - Leica; EM CPD300 Critical Point Dryer - Leica; Gatan Model 656 Dimple Grinder - a precision tool used to mechanically produce dimples in the surface of materials like ceramics, semiconductors and metals; Gatan Model Duo Mill 600 - a post-ion milling device used to prepare electron transparent specimens for transmission electron microscopy; Vitrobot Mark IV System - an advanced specimen preparation device, which automates the vitrification process, to provide fast, easy and reproducible preparation of biological, food, industrial, pharmaceutical or other materials prone to electron beam damage, and more.

Instruments

  • Grinding Machine
  • Sputter
  • Coater
  • Polishing Machine

Analytical Methods

  • Glow Discharge
  • Grinding
  • Cryo Ultramicrotomy
  • Ultramicrotomy
  • Polishing
  • Sputtering
  • Coating
  • Cryo-Vitrification

Laboratory Keywords

  • Cryo Sample Preparation
  • Cryo Sectioning
  • Plunge Freezer
  • Sample Preparation for Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Vitrification

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