Facility for Analysis, Characterisation, Testing and Simulation (FACTS)

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ISPAC 2025

International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization (ISPAC) 2025

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What we do

The study of the structure, properties, behaviour and processing of materials and their applications in engineering is conducted at atomic scale both as a means of materials optimisation and materials discovery. Atomic level crystallographic, structural and chemical analysis using electron and X-ray probes provides an essential underpinning for the design, development and validation of nanomaterials.

Dedicated clusters of advanced characterisation tools

ESCA cluster

Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) for surface chemical analysis of materials. Applications: XPS, AES.

SEM cluster

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) for high resolution imaging and chemical analysis of micro- and nano-structures. Applications: FESEM, WDX-EDX, E-SEM, EPMA, EBSD

TEM cluster

Advanced transmission electrons microscopes (TEM) for high-resolution imaging and chemical analysis of atoms and biological samples. Applications: HRTEM, ACTEM, Cryo-TEM

X-ray cluster

X-ray scattering, diffraction and fluorescence facility for structural and chemical characterisation of materials. Applications: XRD, HRXRD, SCXRD, SAXS/WAXS, XRF

Your window on characterisation

About us

We are NTU's shared facility, specialising in Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffraction and Surface Analysis.

Scientific facilities

See the research tools available in FACTS for characterisation

New to FACTS?

Users are welcome to consult our staff scientists for further advice on their characterisation work, and undergo instrument training to work on their own samples.

Short courses, Workshops, Conferences

We welcome you to sign-up for our regular offerings of short courses and workshops, and gain more understanding of the theory and applications.

Our Publications

Please acknowledge our facility in any scientific publication or oral presentation where the data presented are collected from our instruments or with the help of FACTS’s staff.

Equipment booking portal

CEBS FOM booking portal consolidates research facilities and equipment available in the university and allows users to search for desired resources, request for use and reserve time for use.

Usage Cost Planning

Facility usage cost based on different user profiles. This will aid Principal Investigators who are budgeting for their research grant application.

Industry Solutions

Extending our capabilities to industry and providing them with scientific solutions in the form of materials characterisation consultation and service.