For getting access to any of our systems, always contact Prof. Presser directly.
| Category | Equipment name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Electrochemistry | Battery cycler units | Several systems from batsmall and Arbin; in total: 88 channels |
| Electrochemistry | Glove box | Several MBraun system Oxygen and humidity sensors Solvent removal system In-built high-temperature furnace |
| Electrochemistry | Coin cell press | Mechanical press Facile coin cell manufacturing Several units |
| Electrochemistry | Electrochemical dilatometer | Two units for measurements in aqueous electrolytes, organic electrolytes, or ionic liquids |
| Electrochemistry | Electrochemical pressure cell | Measurements of pressure-buildup in electrochemical cells |
| Electrochemistry | Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance | 1-10 MHz Static mode or flow cell mode |
| Electrochemistry | Climate chamber | Several units for operation of battery and desalination experiments Range: 5°C to +100°C or -40°C to +180°C Temperature stability: < 1°C |
| Electrochemistry | Four point probe stage | Rounded tips for fiber measurements; commercial system (JANDEL) and self-built units available |
| Electrochemistry | Gamry Reference 600 | 1-channel system Potentiostat Galvanostat Impedance spectroscopy |
| Electrochemistry | Biologic potentiostat/galvanostat units | Several BSC-810, SP-240, SP-300, VSP-300, and VMP-300 systems; in total: ~ 100 channels. Options include: potentiostat, galvanostat, impedance spectroscopy, low current option, linear scan generator |
| Electrochemistry | Rotating ring disk electrode apparatus | RRDE3A system Currently set up for glassy carbon disc with platinum ring |
| Electrochemistry | Electrochemical cells & reference electrodes | For aqueous and organic electrolytes and ionic liquids 2 and 3 electrode measurements Custom made compression cells Commercial EL-lCell test cells Conventional Swagelock cells Conventional coin cells |
| Material characterization | Gas sorption unit | AutosorbiQ system Designed for nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxid sorption Additional chemisorption unit Pressure range: down to 50-10 mbar |
| Material characterization | Linkam CCR1000 heating stage | Compatible with Raman spectrometer for in situ measurements Up to 1000°C Controllable atmosphere |
| Material characterization | Renishaw inVia Raman spectrometer | Available wavelengths: 532 & 633 nm Fully automatized xyzstage Combined with fiber optical probe (40 m cable) |
| Material characterization | Scanning electron microscope | JEOL SEM JSM7500F Cold field-emission scanning electron microscope 0.1-30 keV Maximum resolution ~ 1 nm (at 15 keV) r-Filter system SE and BSE detectors Oxford EDX system |
| Material characterization | Thermogravimetric analyzer | Netzsch Libra TG 209 F1; equipped with an automated sample changer (64) Temperature range up to 1100°C Up to 2 g sample mass Mass resolution: 0.1 μg |
| Material characterization | Titration setup | Metrohm 848 Titrino plus Potentimetric titrator for acid/base titrations (e.g., Boehm-titration) |
| Material characterization | X-ray diffractometer | Bruker D8 Discover with Lynxeye and optional VANTAC detector, Göbel mirrors, and analysis software (TOPAS for Rietveld and EVA & MATCH for phase analysis) |
| Material characterization | X-ray diffractometer | Bruker D8 Advance with a 1D detector (Bragg Brentano), and analysis software (TOPAS for Rietveld and EVA & MATCH for phase analysis) |
| Synthesis | Atomic layer deposition system | Plasma and thermal ALD Fully enclosed in an inert gas glove box |
| Synthesis | Chlorination / H2S furnace | Up to 1100°C Controllable atmosphere Automatized gas flow and process flow Certified for the use of chlorine, hydrogen, argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and ammonia gas |
| Synthesis | Gero high temperature furnace | Up to 2000°C inert gas or light vacuum |
| Synthesis | MECC nanofiber electrospinner | Drum and plate collector Coaxial and monoaxial spinnig Heated spinnaret |
| Synthesis | Thermal CVD system | Designed for growth of graphene and carbon nanotubes Mass flow controllers Up to 1100°C (VG Scienta) |
| Synthesis | Vacuum technologies furnaces | Vacuum system and inert gas system |
| Synthesis | Xerion Pendelofen | Oscillating furnace mounted in a glove obx |
| Synthesis | Xerion HD furnace | Fully enclosed in inert gas glove box Temperature: up to 1800°C (at several 100 K/min heating rate) Pressure: down to 10-4 mbar |
| Water treatment | Capacitive deionization systems | Suitable for CDI and all other forms of electrochemical desalination (CDI, HCDI, FCDI, MCDI, battery desalination, flow battery desalination, and fuel cell desalination). ca. 10 units available, most set-up inside climate chambers Custom-built CDI units Apt for desalination of brackish or sea water salinity levels |
| Water treatment | ICP-OES system for online monitoring of desalination | ICPOES Arcos system Online monitoring, especially for ion-selectivity within the CDI/FDI context 130-770 nm wavelength range 750 mm focal length Fastest measurement time: 2 s |
