Aluminium activities (light metals)

TEM has a long history as an important tool to understand metals and alloys, and is still one of the most important tools today. At the TEM Gemini Centre, there are extensive research activities on light metals and in particular on aluminium alloys. Many of these activities involve collaboration with industry partners such as Benteler Aluminium Systems, Hydro Aluminium, and Raufoss Technology Neuman.

Catalysis and membrane materials

Catalysis is an important area of application for TEM, and the Centre has strong interaction with the national catalysis environment, including NTNU Chemical Engineering department.

Energy materials and solar cells

TEM has proven to be a crucial characterization tool to understand and improve the efficiency of batteries and solar cells. TEM is one of the most important tools to understand the relationships between structure and chemistry of the battery components and the electrochemical properties of the battery cells. The TEM Gemini Centre activities within solar cells include both studies of conventional silicon solar cell materials and new materials.

Magnetic materials

A recent development in the TEM Gemini Centre is the imaging of magnetic fields in materials. This enables nanoscale characterization of ferromagnetic domains in a range of materials, which can be combined with characterization of the crystal structure and composition.

Nanotechnology

The TEM Gemini Centre has several small and larger projects related to studying nanoparticles, 1D-nanostructures (i.e. nanowires, carbon nanotubes), thin films and there is an increasing interest in 2D-crystals such as graphene.