Test facilities
- Battery test facilities for up to 300 cells (Biologic, Astrol, Maccor, Arbin)
In situ/operando analytical tools
- Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for up to 80 A DC current (Biologic)
- Differential/Online Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry (D/OEMS)
- X-ray diffraction (in-house (Malven Panalytica) and in collaboration with Material Science Beamline at SLS)
- Electrochemical X-ray absorption spectroscopy (in collaboration with SuperXAS / Phoenix Beamline at SLS) with electrochemical cell
- Neutron Diffraction (in collaboration with HRPT Beamline at SINQ) with electrochemical cell
- XPS - X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (Escalab 220i XL) for solid state batteries with electrochemical cell
- Electrochemical dilatometry (Custom cells)
- Neutron imaging (in collaboration in collaboration with Neutron Imaging and Applied Materials[TS1] group)
Standard analytical tools
- XPS - X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (Escalab 220i XL)
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM/windowless EDX/STEM) with Broad Ion Beam Sample Preparation
- TGA and DSC calorimetric analysis
- Standard electrochemical equipment (CV, EIS, GITT, galvanostatic charge/discharge)
- X-ray diffractometer (Malven Panalytica)
- Karl Fischer Test (Water content determination)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) instrument, Agilent 5110
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- Broad Ion beam sample preparation for SEM with cross-sectiona nd plannar milling capabilities Hitachi
- Optical microscopes
Preparation
- Lab coater for active layer preparation from component slurries
- Various vacuum, convection, tubular and muffle furnaces
- Schlenk line
- Infrastructure for non-aqueous electrochemistry (glove box, electrochemical cells)
- Standard and high-power (horn) sonicators