By Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University
Located inside the AIMR Main Building, the Common Equipment Room provides access to the standard experimental apparatus widely used in preparing and evaluating materials. The facilities offer a comprehensive research environment, and dedicated technical coordinators are on hand and manage equipment to reduce the administrative burden on laboratories and allow researchers to focus on their research. By uniting equipment maintenance and management in one facility, we aim to contribute to improving the quality of research by providing an optimal environment for the use of research apparatus. As well as looking after equipment, technical coordinators also provide any necessary support for the introduction of equipment and other technical support to help researchers achieve their goals. Tohoku University provides a system that allows the shared use of equipment throughout the university. In addition to helping researchers to use these shared facilities, AIMR’s coordinators collaborate with the Core Facility Center (CFC) to provide a comprehensive range of services matched to the needs of researchers and technicians, including use of equipment and technical consultation across the university. Major Equipments - FE-SEM (Field-emission Scanning Electron Microscope); JEOL, JSM-7800F - Sputtering System: ULVAC, QAM-4-S - Laser Raman Spectrometer; HORIBA, LabRAM HR-800 - TG-DTA, DSC (Thermal Analysis Apparatus); RIGAKU, Thermo plus EvoII - Xray Diffraction Measurement System (XRD); RIGAKU, SmartLab 9MTP - Xray Diffraction Measurement System (Laue Camera); RIGAKU, RASCO 3M etc.
