This advanced technology platform of the Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences serves a large community of users interested by microscopy characterization tools mainly in the context of materials science, chemistry, solid-state physics, and (bio)nanotechnology, although other disciplinary fields are certainly welcome.
MICA provides advice and access to state-of-the-art equipment in
- scanning probe microscopy
- electron microscopy
- light microscopy
- anciliary sample preparation
It also includes a set of spectroscopic micro-characterization tools.
Discover all the equipment of the MICA platform via a virtual visit.
If you are a scientist interested in getting access to one (or more) of these tools, belonging either to UCLouvain, another higher education institution, or a company, MICA is open to you, with financial conditions depending on your status. In most cases, you will be first required to receive a technical training, before being allowed to work on your own.
MICA also offers on-demand characterization services to external users, typically industrial companies.
Conditions of access to MICA, and financial conditions of use, are specific to each category of user.
They can be obtained :
- by contacting the person in charge of the platform
- on the resource management and reservation tool of the platform.