Energy Storage Laboratory
Material Analysis
Detailed Description: Cypher ES scanning probe microscope can measure surface topography, local mechanical, electrical, magnetic and other properties with nanometer resolution. Measurements are performed by the AFM cantilever placed in a cantilever holder. This microscope is equipped with three different cantilever holders: «Gas», «Perfusion», and «ORCA» for different applications.
• Sample Environment: Standard environments are ambient (gas), droplet, perfusion chamber.
• Sample Dimensions: 15/7mm (diameter/thickness);
• Scan Range: XY range is 30μm (closed/open loop). Z range is 5μm;
• XYZ Sensor Noise: XY noise is <60pm. Z noise is <50pm;
• XYZ Open Loop Noise:
Y: <8pm Adev in a 1Hz to 10kHz BW,
Z: <4pm Adev in a 1Hz to 10kHz BW;
The AFM is equipped with Blue Drive laser (405nm wavelength) for photothermal cantilever excitation.
The AFM is installed inside a MBraun Glove Box filled with Ar, which allows measurements of samples sensitive to ambient oxigen and moisture.
Contact Person: Dr. Sergey Luchkin
Detailed Description: The DXRxi Raman Imaging Microscope combines rapid chemical characterization with high-end spectral performance. It has interchangeable lasers and their associated filters and gratings, and accommodates polarizers and various optical filters. The instrument offers reflected light brightfield sample illumination. Possibility to use three different types of lasers: 532 nm laser, 780 nm, 780 nm high power. Standard single slide holder. Possibility to use cell for making measurements at lowered and elevated temperatures, argon purge.
Contact Person: Andrey Chekannikov
Detailed Description: Powder diffractometer with Bregg-Brentano (reflection) geometry equipped with energy dispersive detector LYNXEYE XE. The equipment includes 2 X-ray tubes: Cu (Ka1=1.54051 Å, Ka2=1.54433 Å, max power 1600 W) and Mo (Ka1=0.70926 Å, Ka2=0.713543 Å, max power 2500 W); 2 2.5 ° sollers and 2 4° sollers; standard PMMA plastic holders; low background Si 911 holder; hermetic holders for air/water sensetive samples. Equipped with potentiostat and can be used for in situ/operando measurements of electrochemical cells.
Contact Person: Maria Kirsanova
Detailed Description: Powder diffractometer with transmission geometry equipped with linear PSD detector, Co tube (Ka1=1.78892 Å, 1200 W) and automatic monochromation system. The equipment includes standard holders as well as transparent hermetic box for air/water sensitive samples; 2 automatic sample-changes which allow running a series of 6 measurements. Equipped with Co tube especially for measurement the samples, containing Fe and Co.
Contact Person: Maria Kirsanova
Detailed Description: Measuring range: 0.01 – 600 μm; almost all dispersion liquids; controllable ultrasonic power of 100 Watt.
Contact Person: Dmitry Rupasov
Detailed Description: The TG-DSC-MS analizer allows measurements of mass changes and thermal effects between -150°C and 1600°C in inert, reducting, oxidizing atmospheres and vacuum; TGA-DTA, TGA-DSC, TGA-DSCcp sample holders; evolved gas analysis with QMS.
Contact Person: Dmitry Rupasov
Materials Synthesis
Detailed Description:
- Syrris Globe reactor: Multifunctional chemical reactor designed for experiments with automatic dosing of reagents and pH/temperature control. The equipment contains 100 ml, 500 ml and 1000 ml reactors with the same mount system allowing quick switching between them. The Atlas Syringe Pumps allow 2 independent refilling flows, one continuous flow, reaction sampling, intelligent control of pH and temperature dependant dosing, accuracy up to 25ml/min. The experiments can be performent in the temperature range -20 – 200 °C, in Ar/N2/air atmosphere.
- Parr 4791(FH)(Q), 1 item: Non-stirred hydrothermal reactor. Stats: total volume – 25 ml; max. pressure – 200 bar; max. temperature – 230°C with PTFE liner, 350°C with glass liner or without a liner; recommended pH range: 4–11.
- Parr 4565, 1 item: Hydrothermal reactor with mechanic stirrer (93 Wt motor, 4-blade impeller). Stats: appr. total volume – 100 ml; max. pressure – 200 bar; max. temperature – 230°C with PTFE liner, 350°C with glass liner or without a liner; recommended pH range: 4–11.
- Parr 4563, 1 item: Hydrothermal reactor with mechanic stirrer (93 Wt motor, 4-blade impeller). Stats: appr. total volume – 600 ml; max. pressure – 200 bar; max. temperature – 230°C with PTFE liner, 350°C with glass liner or without a liner; recommended pH range: 4–11.
- Parr 4748, 5 pcs: Hydrothermal autoclave able to be heated and stirred on a magnetic stirrer IKA HS7 with a proper thermal insulation kit. Total volume 125 ml, max. pressure 125 bar, max. temperature 230°C; corrosion resistant.
- IKA C–Mag HS7: Magnetic stirring hotplate. Stats: plate size 18×18 cm, nominal stirred volume 10 l, upper temperature limit – 500°C.
Contact Persons: Maria Kirsanova ; Ivan Tereschenko
Detailed Description:
- Planetary ball mill Retch PM100: https://www.retsch.com/products/milling/ball-mills/planetary-ball-mill-pm-100
- High-Energy ball mill SPEX8000M: https://www.spexsampleprep.com/8000M-mixermill
- Muffle furnace Nabertherm L 5/12/P330 – 2 pcs: Volume 5 l, 1200°C.
- Muffle furnace Nabertherm L 5/12/B180 – 2 pcs: Volume 5 l, 1200°C.
- Muffle furnace Nabertherm HTC 03/15: Volume 3 l, 1500°C.
- Muffle furnace Nabertherm LV5/11/P330: Volume 5 l, 1100°C, intake and exhaust system.
- Tube furnace Nabertherm RT 50/250/13: 1300°C, horizontal/vertical mount. Annealing in selected atmosphere.
- Tube furnace Nabertherm RT R 50/250/13: 1300°C, annealing in selected atmosphere.
- Tube furnace Nabertherm RT 50/250/12: 1200°C, horizontal/vertical mount. Annealing in selected atmosphere.
- Gas flow controller Bronkhorst F-201CV-100-RAD-22-V: Flow rate 2-100 ml/min, accuracy 0.5% + 0.1% full scale.
- Rotary Reactor Tube Furnace Carbolite HTR 11/75: 1000°С, reaction chamber capacity 50 ml.
Contact Person: Oleg Drozhzhin
Detailed Description: M-Braun physical vapor deposition system
• This setup is used for deposition of up to 4 sources from vacuum. The system is located inside a high purity nitrogen filled glovebox.
• Key features: 2 organic sources (<600C), 2 inorganic sources (<1200C), rotating disk substrate holder with heating to up to 600C, high vacuum up to 10-7 mbar
• Maximum substrate size 70×70 mm, custom-made substrate masks are available
• Thickness control
• SQC-310C controller with automatic PID temperature control
Contact Person: Sergey Tsarev
Device Fabrication and Characterization
Detailed Description: We have two gloveboxes lines filled with high-purity argon and nitrogen (99.999%). Each line consist of several 3-4 glove gloveboxes connected with antechambers. The gloveboxes lines are used for handling air and moisture sensitive materials such as alkali metals and perovskites, therefore oxygen and moisture levels are kept below detection limit of oxygen analyzers i.e <0.1ppm of each.
Major equipment located in gloveboxes.
Ar-filled glovebox:
• Precision balances
• Spin coater with up to 10000rpm capability
• Doctor blade,
• Vacuum sealer
• Degassing chamber
Nitrogen filled glovebox:
• Physical vapor deposition system,
• External quantum efficiency setup
• I-V testing setup with Keithley light simulator
• Avantes Raman fiber spectrometer : 785nm laser
• UV-Vis fiber optics spectrometers: UV-VIS range: 190-1120 nm NIR range: 1000-1750nm
Contact Person: Sergey Tsarev
Detailed Description: 300 nm to 1100 nm scan range. High resolution scan in under 1 minute. Probe beam from 1 mm to 20 mm. More info at https://www.pvmeasurements.com/Products/Quantum-Efficiency-Measurements/qexl.html
Contact Person: Sergey Tsarev
Detailed Description: 200W maximum power, 10.5 litres. Air based device for substrate cleaning.
Contact Person: Sergey Tsarev
Detailed Description: Manual instrument for measuring contact angles and free surface energy. High precision software controlling unit. Zoom lens. Camera with resolution 800×1200 px.
Contact Person: Sergey Tsarev