The importance of fine characterization techniques in laboratories specializing in the study of the physical, mechanical or chemical properties of materials in general is well established. Whether for understanding microstructure/property relationships, developing new materials or analyzing synthesis or implementation processes, it is essential to have high-performance analysis tools on a wide range of scales, from the micron to the atomic scale. Moreover, as the materials and systems studied become increasingly complex, with several functions targeted simultaneously, it is also crucial to know the surface characteristics of the materials studied, to obtain a three-dimensional (3D) view of their structure, and to be able to study at the relevant scales the relationships between their structure and the targeted properties, under conditions that best reproduce the actual environment of use (so-called “operando” imaging).
The Lyon Saint-Etienne Consortium is a federative structure pooling advanced microscopy equipment, for academic research of excellence on multi-scale structure-property relationships, in particular via operando microscopy. The MULTI3 project aims to extend the range of 3D and operando characterization facilities available at CLYM.
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