Materials for Energy Labs

Chemical deposition: Electrodeposition. Spin-coating. Screen-printing. Sol-gel. CBD and SILAR deposition. Ultrasonic baths. Hot plates with magnetic stirring. Substrate washing. UV ozone cleaner. Microbalances. Low-pressure vapor phase deposition (CVD). Atomic deposition systems (ALD). Physical deposition: Sputtering systems with DC and RF generators. Thermal and electron beam evaporation system. Pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Reactive synthesis and recrystallization: Annealing tube furnaces. Rapid thermal process furnaces (RTP) (80 K). Muffle furnaces. Structural characterization: Multi-wavelength Raman-resonant/Photoluminescence systems for the characterization and control of materials, processes and devices, with laser excitation sources between 325 and 1064 nm compatible with mapping up to 60×60 cm2. X-ray diffraction (XRD) system with low angle diffraction for ultrathin layers, temperature and atmosphere analysis. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) Scanning electron microscope (FESEM) Atomic force microscope (AFM) with conductive measurements (c-AFM). Compositional characterization: Physisorption Chemisorption Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) Gas Chromatography (GC) High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX). Thermal and thermoelectric characterization: Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Thermal diffusivity with Flash equipment. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Seebeck coefficient. Optical characterization: UV-Vis-IR spectrophotometry Confocal/interferometric microscope Ellipsometer with automatic measurement platform in (0.6- 6 eV) Electrical and electrochemical characterization: Kelvin resistivity probe system, Keithley I(V) source meters. C-V impedance system. Low temperature electrical measurement station (>80 ), electroluminescence imaging system. Potentiostats. Galvanostats. Optoelectronic characterization: Solar simulators (AAA class) for dark and illuminated IV curves. Spectral response system for quantum efficiency measurements. Workshop: Mechanical tracer. Soldering station. Microwire bonding systems. Encapsulation facilities. Electrical and electronic design platform. OEM UV-VIS-NIR spectrometers. CCD and InGaAS detectors. Optomechanical modular components. Optical and mechanical design software. 3D resin printer prototyping system. X-Y motorized tables and actuators. Specialized equipment/software: Simultaneous electrochemical measurements with Raman spectroscopy. Electrochemical measurements in operation linked to spectroscopic ellipsometry. Electrochemical measurements using AFM and TERS. Data analysis by advanced statistical techniques and machine learning. Battery fabrication equipment. Thermo-, photo- and plasma-catalytic reactors. Reactor modelling software.

The services offered by the Materials for Energy Labs are: Deposition of bulk and thin film materials by chemical methods. Deposition of thin film materials by physical methods. Annealing chambers for the reactive synthesis and recrystallization of materials. Structural characterization of materials. Compositional characterization of materials. Thermal and thermoelectric characterization of materials. Optoelectronic characterization of materials and devices. Electrical, optical and opto-mechanical workshops for characterization of materials and devices. Combinatorial analysis platform for assessment of materials, devices and processes. Additional specialized services: Battery fabrication, assembly and testing. Battery electrochemical testing. Thermo-, photo- and plasma-catalytic reactors. Heterogeneous catalyst characterization. Electrode/catalyst fabrication and thin film deposition. Reactor modelling (CFD). Synthesis of photovoltaic materials through thermal routes in a reactive atmosphere. Prototyping and integration of solar cells and medium size modules. Advanced combinatorial characterization of materials, devices and processes based on compositional, structural, optical and optoelectronic techniques. Optomechanical and industrial quality control and process monitoring. Advanced data processing based on analytical techniques and artificial intelligence. Electrochemical measurements and performance of devices (from micro- to stack-scale testing).

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