- Internally heated argon high-pressure apparatus with a setup for rapid isobaric cooling of samples
- Externally heated high-pressure autoclaves with a setup for rapid isobaric cooling of samples
- Piston-cylinder press (Voggenreiter Bayreuth type)
- Diamond anvil cells with heating (Basset type) as well as binocular and microscope
- High Temperature Laboratory Furnace 1600 °C
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer Bruker Vertex 80v with Hyperion 3000 infrared microscope and 64 x 64 pixel area detector
- Raman Spectrometer Renishaw InVia Reflex with microscope
- Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope Keyence VK-X100
- X-ray diffractometer Bruker AXS D8 with glass capillary optics for high spatial resolution
- Agate ball mill and vibratory disc mill
- Precision scales (± 0.01 mg)
- WIG welding equipment with microscope for gold and platinum sample capsules
Precision mechanics workshop
- for the maintenance and build-up of experimental and analytical equipment
Preparation Lab
- for thin section preparation and polished sample slices
