In this work, we present a comparative study on the dilation of standard battery active materials: NCM (111) and graphite. We obtained the half-cell dilations of both electrodes by using the... read more →
In this work, we present a novel approach to investigating the dilation of battery electrode materials under varying pressures applied onto the cell stack. For that, the PAT-Cell Force was... read more →
Further Improve Your Measurements with the New Reed Contact Generation! It may seem inconspicuous, but the reed contact is a central element in every PAT-Core, as it transmits the signal... read more →
Testing of Battery Materials with Mesh-type Reference Electrodes A long time ago, we advertised to use a finger-type (aka wire-type) reference electrode. Everything we wrote still holds. However, the bad... read more →
Comparing Seal Materials: When should I use aluminum or PE seals? The battery test cells in the PAT series are characterized by their high impermeability to the outside atmosphere.... read more →
Reliability meets Accuracy: Testing with PAT-Cell and PAT-Tester-i-16. We want to show the results of our last long-term measurement (2000 hours) with the PAT-Cell. The PAT-Cell is our reliable... read more →
Testing materials for lithium-ion batteries A battery is a can with two terminals named plus and minus, or 1 and 2. Testing this battery means that you apply either... read more →
What is a printed electrode? A printed electrode can be fabricated using techniques such as screen printing or inkjet printing which offer the advantage to produce structured electrodes. The electrode... read more →
In our last application note we took a closer look at the cathode "half-cell" of the lithium-ion battery, which in our case was NCM against lithium metal. It turned out,... read more →
New cathode and anode materials for lithium ion batteries (LiB) are often tested for their electrochemical performance using lithium metal as the counter electrode. In laboratory language, these configurations are... read more →