Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)
Ar-Ion Sputter-Chamber 1
- DC Kaufmann ion source (Veeco)
- Only metals
- High purity chamber (no airlock)
Ar-Ion Sputter-Chamber 2
- DC Kaufmann ion source (Roth&Rau)
- Only metals
- Fast sample exchange (via airlock)
Ar-Ion Sputter-Chamber 3
- RF- Ion Source (Roth&Rau)
- For metals, oxides and nitrides (reactive gases: O2, N2)
- Fast sample exchange (via airlock)
Mini Magnetron Sputter-Chamber
Glove boxes for preparation of electrochemical cells
MBRAUN UNIlab - Model Plus SP -
- Purity: H2O < 1 ppm, O2 < 1 ppm
- 1950 mm (W) x 780 mm (D) x 920 mm (H)
- Airlock: < 5x10-2 mbar
- Box pressure: ± 15 mbar
- Integral leak rate <10-5 mbar l/s
- Automatic regeneration
- 36 l O2 & 1300 g H2O removal capacity
MBRAUN - Model MB150 B-G-II -
- Purity: H2O < 1 ppm, O2 < 1 ppm
- Air lock pressure: < 10-4 mbar
- Integral : <0,1 vol% / h
- Box pressure: ± 20 mbar
- Exchange: 50 m3/h
- Operation from both sides possible
New setup for in operando investigation of Li-diffusion (top: photo; bottom: sketch)
Performance testing
Potentiostates
- VSP-300 (BioLogic Science Instruments):
- 6 channels
- Measurements in electro chemical cells or inside glove box
- Interface 1000 (Gamry Instruments):
- With electro chemical quartz crystal microbalance: Gamry’s eQCM 10M™
- Measurement of the temperature
- With optical microscope (10x) and cell for investigation of electrochromic behavior (see image)
New setup for the investigation of optical switches of Li-ion electrodes: left: photo; right: sketch)
Photo: Dr. Yug Joshi
In operando optical reflectometry
- Compact stabilized broadband lightsource (Thorlabs)
- UV-Vis NIR spectrometer Exemplar® (BWTEK): 425 nm to 1000 nm
White Light Interferometer zygo
Guido Schmitz
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