IMEYMAT infrastructure and facilities
IMEYAT has organised its own facilities into 27 laboratories or units, comprising 65 different pieces of equipment, through which it offers its services and collaboration opportunities. The laboratories are listed below; details of their managers and the equipment available can be viewed. The facilities are organised into four areas, to highlight in each case the one that best reflects the potential of the laboratory or unit.
The team of scientists at IMEYMAT is open to establishing collaborations for the development of projects and providing services to companies and other institutions through the contracts provided for in Article 60 of the Organic Law on the University System (LOSU). Interested parties should contact the head of the laboratory or service to explain their needs or proposals, outline the problem to be addressed, and request an assessment of the feasibility and specific terms under which the request can be met.
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7 laboratories
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9 laboratories
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7 laboratories
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4 laboratories
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MAIN EQUIPMENT
KONDIA FIVE-400 Machining Centre · 4-axis · 24,000 rpm
MAZAK VARIAXIS J-600 5-axis hybrid machining · additive and subtractive metal processing
LASING LS-MARKPRO Femtosecond Laser Cabinet · 50W · 2.1MHz
REDLAKE High-Speed Camera · 240,000 fps
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Smart Manufacturing Lab – UCA-SEA Innovation Centre
Manager: David Sales Lérida
ALGECIRAS BAY CAMPUS
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
PA-WAAM ADDILAN P1200 metal 3D printer · parts weighing up to 300 kg
LAGUN L-850 3-axis CNC machining · parts up to 400 kg
CREAFORM portable 3D scanners · ISO 17025 accreditation · accuracy 0.025 mm
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Laboratory for Materials Development, Product Design and Prototyping using Additive Manufacturing
Manager: Sergio Ignacio Molina Rubio
‘EL OLIVILLO’ BUSINESS TRANSFER CENTRE
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
FGF CNC BÁRCENAS DISCOVERY Large-Format 3D Printer · Fused Granules
REGEMAT REG4LIFE 3D Bioprinting System · biological and thermoplastic materials
Material processing equipment: mill, crusher, pelletiser, sieve
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Advanced Laser Welding Centre (CASOL)
Manager: José María Sánchez Amaya
HIGHER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
IPG 12 kW laser source · oxy-fuel and hybrid laser-arc welding
KUKA KR 150 robot · robotic MIG/MAG welding
The only equipment of its kind in Spanish universities
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Metal Additive Manufacturing Laboratory
Manager: Francisco Javier Botana Pedemonte
HIGHER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
EOS M290 · powder bed laser sintering · build volume 250×250×325 mm
DLYTE 100+Ti · dry electropolished finish
NABERTHERM furnace · heat treatment up to 1200°C in a controlled atmosphere
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Advanced Construction Materials Laboratory
Manager: María Jesús Mosquera Díaz
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
E093N Mortar Mixer · Prepared in accordance with EN, ISO, ASTM and DIN standards
Schmidt hammer · concrete testing (10–60 MPa) · portable
DRMS Drilling Resistance Test Kit · Binding Agent Assessment · Portable On-Site
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Surface Functional Characterisation Unit
Manager: Jorge Salguero Gómez
HIGHER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
R-TEC MTF-5000 Tribometer · linear reciprocating up to 80 Hz · pin-on-disc up to 4000 rpm
SHIMADZU AG-X PLUS Universal Testing Machine · Tensile, bending and compression · 50 kN
BRUKER D8 ADVANCE X-ray diffractometer · Residual stresses and texture
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Laboratory for Corrosion, Protection and Characterisation of Metallic Materials
Manager: Francisco Javier Botana Pedemonte
HIGHER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
HITACHI SU1510 SEM · BRUKER scanning electron microscope with EDS
LEICA EM TIC 3X ion polisher · triple ion beam for SEM/AFM sample preparation
ARALAB ‘Walk-In’ Climate Chamber · -70°C to +120°C · Internal dimensions: 3 x 4.4 x 2.1 m
AUTOLAB 302N and 204 potentiostats · electrochemical measurements and impedance
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Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques Laboratory
Manager: Javier Navas Pineda
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
HORIBA PL-LABRAM Photoluminescence System · 6 lasers · UV-VIS-NIR · 77K cryostat
BRUKER HYPERION + TENSOR 37 FTIR microscope · confocal · ATR · grazing incidence
HORIBA LABRAM HR EVOLUTION Raman spectrometer · micrometre resolution · 77K cryostat
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Laboratory for Combined Spectroscopy of Inorganic Materials
Manager: Juan José Delgado Jaén
ANDALUSIAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MARINE STUDIES
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
HORIBA FLUOROLOG-QM Fluorometer · UV to NIR (~1700 nm) · lifetimes from 25 ps
BRUKER VERTEX 70 FTIR · NIR, MIR, FIR · resolution up to 0.002 cm⁻¹
SHIMADZU UV-2600i UV-VIS-NIR · 185–1400 nm · ISR-2600 integrating sphere
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Laboratory for the Optical Properties of Materials
Manager: Eduardo Blanco Ollero
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS: CONDENSED MATTER
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
J.A. WOLLAM VASE Ellipsometer · UV-VIS-NIR (200–3200 nm) · 5×5 cm topographic maps
J.A. WOLLAM IR-VASE MARK II IR ellipsometer · 250–5000 cm⁻¹ · anisotropy studies
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Laboratory of Thermophysical and Rheological Properties
Manager: Francisco Javier Navas Pineda
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
NETZSCH DSC 214 POLYMA · thermal properties · -40 to 600°C
LFA 467 HYPERFLASH · thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity · up to 500°C
TA INSTRUMENTS HR-10 Rheometer · dynamic viscosity and rheological behaviour
ZETASIZER NANO-ZS MALVERN · particle size and zeta potential
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Laboratory for Gel Synthesis, Texture Characterisation and Mechanical Properties
Manager: Manuel Piñero de los Ríos
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS: CONDENSED MATTER
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
SHIMADZU 5 kN universal testing machine · tensile, compression and flexural testing
MICROMATERIALS 500 mN nanoindenter · hardness and elastic modulus at the nanoscale
DMA Q800 TA INSTRUMENTS · viscoelastic behaviour and glass transition temperature
ASAP 2020 Gas Physicosorption · Surface Area and Pore Distribution
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Laboratory for High-Precision Heat Treatment and Optical Measurements
Manager: Francisco Miguel Morales Sánchez
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
CARBOLITE CTF tubular furnace · up to 1500°C · heating rate 50 K/s
UNITEMP RTP-100 IR lamp furnace · up to 1200°C · 150 K/s · variable atmosphere
Agilent Cary 5000 Spectrophotometer · 175–3300 nm · temperature control from –40°C to 120°C
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Surface Topography Measurement Unit (2D and 3D Profiling)
Manager: Juan María González Leal
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · IMEYMAT
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
VEECO DEKTAK 150 mechanical profilometer · vertical resolution 1 nm · tips from 50 nm
ZETA 300 optical profilometer · confocal, interferometric, multi-surface · 1 nm resolution
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Smart Materials Testing Laboratory
Manager: María Jesús Mosquera Díaz
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
DATAPHYSICS OCA 15plus contact angle system · wetting and self-cleaning
AFM NANOTEC CERVANTES · nanoscale topography
SOLARBOX 3000E solar chamber · accelerated ageing tests
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Nanofabrication, Electron Lithography and Dual-Beam FIB Laboratory
Manager: Pilar Villar Castro
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · IMEYMAT
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
TESCAN SOLARIS Dual Beam FIB · Ga+ beam · FESEM + FIB · liquid N₂ cryostat · cathodoluminescence
Nanofabrication, electrolithography and preparation of TEM sections
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Diamond-Based Semiconductor Fabrication Laboratory
Manager: Daniel Araujo Gay
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
2 SEKI MPCVD machines · diamond growth · p-type (boron, 2 kW) and n-type (phosphorus, 6 kW)
Manufacture of JFET transistors and diamond supercapacitors
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Catalysis Materials Laboratory
Manager: Miguel Ángel Cauqui López
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE / IMEYMAT
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
ATG/DSC TA DISCOVERY SDT650 · thermal stability and material composition
ASAP 2020 + AUTOSORB iQ3 + AUTOCHEM II · physisorption and chemisorption · BET surface area and porosity
BRUKER VERTEX 80 FTIR · DRIFT in-situ cells · up to 500°C · heterogeneous catalysis studies
2 GC systems + 2 mass spectrometry systems · catalytic evaluation up to 900°C
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Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials for Sustainability
Manager: Juan José Delgado Jaén
ANDALUSIAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MARINE STUDIES
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
Hydrothermal reactors · catalyst synthesis · from 200 mL to 5 litres
Photocatalytic reactors · hydrogen production, pollutant removal, CO₂ utilisation
High-pressure batch and continuous reactors · APR aqueous reforming
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Laboratory for the Synthesis and Characterisation of Advanced Nanomaterials
Manager: María Jesús Mosquera Díaz
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
MICROMERITICS Autopore IV mercury porosimeter · pore sizes 0.005–1000 µm
TRISTAR II PLUS Physisorption · 3 ports · BET surface area and pore sizes 1–200 nm
BANDELIN ultrasound probes · sol-gel synthesis · reactors up to 2.5 litres
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Laboratory for the Synthesis of (Nano)Materials for Biosensors
Manager: José María Palacios Santander
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
SENSOLITICS electrochemical microscope: topography + in-situ localised reactivity
4 AUTOLAB potentiostats · up to 8 simultaneous electrodes · impedance
MILESTONE ETHOS 1 Microwave Digester · Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials
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NANOLUX Laser Processing Unit
Manager: Oscar Bomati Miguel
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS: CONDENSED MATTER
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
NANO-GLAS System · 5 laser sources (190 fs–500 ns) · 6–50 W · IR, green, UV
Micro/nanoscale surface texturing · nanoparticle fabrication · 3D imaging + spectral analysis
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‘In Situ’ Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Manager: Lionel Cervera Gontard
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · IMEYMAT
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
SEM TESCAN VEGA 4 GM · large chamber (300×300×100 mm) · 1–30 keV · Tungsten
Cathodoluminescence · stereophotogrammetry · in situ electrical and optical measurements · EDX
On-site heating/cooling: -25°C to +160°C
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Atomic Force Microscopy Laboratory
Manager: Manuel Domínguez de la Vega
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · IMEYMAT
MAIN EQUIPMENT
BRUKER DIMENSION ICON AFM · large-format samples (21×21 cm) · QNM nanomechanical maps
BRUKER MULTIMODE 8-HR AFM/STM · electrical, magnetic and thermal modes · EC-AFM · up to 250°C
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Laboratory for Modelling, Digital Analysis of Electron Microscopy and DFT Simulation
Manager: José Antonio Pérez Omil
FACULTY OF SCIENCES · IMEYMAT
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
DFT Station · Quantum Espresso + Siesta · structural relaxations and surface energies
TEMserver and TEMserver2 servers · EJE-Z and RHODIUS software (developed at the UCA)
GPU workstations · AI for 2D and 3D microscopy image processing · Python and MATLAB
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Electron Microscopy Sample Preparation Laboratory
Manager: José Antonio Pérez Omil
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS · IMEYMAT
EQUIPAMIENTOS PRINCIPALES
GATAN anaerobic transfer sample holder · prevents contact with O₂ and moisture
<JACOMEX glove box · < 2 ppm O₂/H₂O · ‘Identical Location’ and in-situ experiments
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