The Ernst Ruska-Centre (ER-C) for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons is a national user facility open to universities, research institutions and industry research laboratories. Operational services of the ER-C are based on the guiding principle, that external users are accompanied by experienced scientists and technical support staff. The Ernst Ruska-Centre is conjointly run by two institutions, the Institute of Microstructure Research of the
Research Centre Jülich and the Central Facility for Electron Microscopy of
RWTH Aachen University. The facility is located on campus of the Research Centre Jülich belonging to the
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.
The solution of problems brought up by the users benefits from the scientific expertise provided by both institutions associated with the ER-C. Staff scientists in Jülich are active on various different research fields: Advanced analytical and high-resolution electron microscopy techniques are applied to electroceramics, oxide superconductors, spintronic materials, semiconductors and complex metallic alloys. The scientific research covers actual issues in condensed matter physics, nanoelectronics and information technology and – as a matter of course – in the future development of sub-ångström and sub-electronvolt microscopy.
The Ernst Ruska-Centre houses several of the world's most advanced electron microscopes and tools for nanocharacterisation - quite a few of them have been funded by the
German Research Foundation and the
Helmholtz Association. These instruments are available to interested users and the ER-C strongly encourages scientific researchers and students to tap the powerful capabilities of this facility by submitting enquiries or proposals to the coordinator of the ER-C. Find out more by exploring this web site.
