Laboratory facilities

1. Synthesis: low and high temperature methods

  • Ball mills, sample presses
  • Autoclave: Büchi reactor 300 mL.
  • Vacuum dryers
  • Spin coater
  • Tube and chamber furnaces (temperature range up to 1750°C)

2. Research and modeling of functional properties of materials

  • Panalytical Empyrean diffractometer
  • Raman ThermoFisher DXR microscope
  • Measurements of electrical conductivity and thermoelectric force vs. function of temperature (-196°C to 50°C)
  • Solartron 1260 impedance spectroscopy
  • TA Q5000IR thermogravimeter with mass spectrometer
  • DCS TA Q2000
  • Dilatometer

3. Assembly and tests of Li-ion, Na-ion and fuel cells

  • MBraun handling chambers for cell production
  • Devices for electrochemical tests of cells
  • Semi-technical line for the production of 18650 cells
  • Ceramic probes for testing high-temperature fuel cells
  • Potentiostats/galvanostats: Solartron 1287A and 1252A, Autolab PGSTAT302N
  • KEST 32K amperostat