Research Lines

rotating mercedesThe Electron Microscopy Laboratory, led by Dr. Andrey Chuvilin, gathers highly qualified specialists, researchers and technicians with profound expertise in imaging, nanofabrication and related fields.

The laboratory is equipped with high-end instruments to provide reliable services to the global scientific & industrial community and to pursue independent research lines established in diverse areas of material science.

EM Equipment

  • HR-TEM
  • Environmental SEM
  • Dual-beam FIB/SEM
  • Cryo-FIB
  • Sample Preparation
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EM Research

  • Dynamics of Atoms                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  • Plasticity of Metals                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  • Processes in Liquids

Research team

Electron Microscopy group picture 2023

Microscopía Electrónica news

  • Overcoming symmetry limits in photovoltaics through surface engineering

    A recent study published in Physical Review Letters and carried out by researchers from EHU, the Materials Physics Center, nanoGUNE, and DIPC introduces a groundbreaking approach to solar energy conversion and spintronics. The work tackles a long-standing limitation in the bulk photovoltaic effect—the need for non-...Read more