Facilities

UHPC Cyclers

5 Vertical Units make a 100-channel Ultra High Precision Charger.

Novonix System

Novonix cycling systems provide an additional 40 ultra high precision coulometry channels.

 

Cell Chargers

Expanded Cell testing facility now has 5 Neware cyclers for a total of 480 channels!

 

Cell Chambers

3 temperature chambers are enclosed in every JustRite cabinet.  Photo above also shows 4 other temperature-controlled boxes.

 

High Precision Charger

Jessie preparing cells on the HPC software.

 

Temperature Controlled Chambers

Chris changing the temperature on one of the chamber controllers.

 

Maccor Cycler

Jian connecting cables on the Maccor System.

 

Neware Cyclers

Neware Cell charger station with temperature chambers - 192 channels.

 

 

192 more Neware channels with temperature chambers.

 

 

Battery Microcalorimeter

Laura removing a cell from the microcalorimeter.

Sample

A pouch cell is enclosed in each capsule as shown to the right.

 

The Captain's Chair

Jeff helping lab members John and Dan.

 

Minds at Work

Nupur, Jian and David discussing electrolyte additives in non-pandemic times!

 

Students

Colby and Chris managing their projects.

Double Glove Box

Kathlyne preparing electrolytes in one of the double glove boxes we have.

 

Sample Characterization

 

TA-Instruments SDT-Q600 with RGA

 

 

Madeleine, summer student setting the TGA.

 

 

G20 Compact Titrator

 

 

C30 Coulometric Karl Fischer Titrator

 

 

Lina, summer student, using the titrator

 

 

Two GC-MS Instruments.  Left one Dedicated for Liquid Analyses and the Right one for Gas Analyses

In-situ Volume Measuring Systems

 

 

Furnaces for sample syntheses

 

 

 

 

X-ray Diffractometer

 

 

X-ray Sample

 

Dan setting up the XRD.

 

Particle Size Distribution Analyzer

60MHz Benchtop NMR and Benchtop Phenom SEM

Solid-State Preparation Glove Box

 

Planetary and Ball Mills used for grinding materials to sub-micron diameters.

 

 

Pouch Cell Filling Glove Box

A closer look at the workspace

 

Electrolyte-filled Cell prepared for evacuation/sealing

48-Channel EIS Measurement Station

The Chickens in their Coop

Former graduate students of the Dahn group

Ultrasonic Scanning Instrument

Differential Thermal Analysis

Helium Pycnometer and BET machine

 

Continuous Stirred-tank Reactor

 

CSTR Tank

 

New Eppendorf CSTR

 

 

Nail Penetration Testing Machine

 

Nail test outcome - Cell may or may not go out of control and combust

 

Laser Cell Thickness

 

UCV Cell Storage

 

Coin Cell Crimper

Roller

Atmospheric Muffle furnaces

 

Tube Furnaces, choice of gas atmosphere

 

Lab-Built Dry Particle Fusion Machines (by our machinist)

CVC Sputtering System

 

Inside view of CVC chamber after depositing aluminium

 

Neware cyclers

Neware cell cyclers (200 channels) and temperature chambers.

 

FRA cycler

FRA cycler with 24 channels

Simon Trussler provides us with machining services.

 

Students may use the student shop for their projects.