This lab hosts a variety of tools that allow for the synthesis and purification of organic electrolytes for use in electrochemical devices, as well as for characterization and benchmarking of the performance of electrochemical devices through the use of a variety of electrochemical and spectroscopic tools. This lab is also equipped with a number of glove boxes that serve as an assembly point for making electrochemical devices to understand the intrinsic performance of electrolytes and investigate their behavior in combination with well-defined materials that have either been synthesized in the UHV system in the Rational Synthesis and Characterization Lab, or that have been provided by collaborators throughout JCESR.
Primary Research Directions
- Quantification of (trace) organic and inorganic impurities
- Identification of decomposition products
- Determination of bulk solution speciation
- In situ measurements of corrosion
- Surface electrochemical analysis
- Purification of solvents/salts for electrolytes
Techniques Available
- GC-Mass Spectrometry (GC-QqQ)
- Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI/GC-APCI-QToF)
- ICP-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
- ICP-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
- Gas Chromatography (GC-FID/TCD)
- Liquid Chromatography (LC-DAD/FLD)
- Bipotentiostats with Rotating Ring Disk Electrode (RRDE)
- Electrolyte Synthesis and Purification
