Equipment & Expertise
Electrochemical Testing
We have extensive experience of testing a range of battery chemistries including Li-ion, Na-ion, Li-Metal, Li-S, Li-air and Mg-ion. This experience covers coin-cell, Swagelok type cells, EL-Cell and pouch-cells. The lab contains numerous Ar filled gloveboxes for cell assembly, >500 thermally controlled battery test channels and equipment for slurry processing/electrode preparation. We can readily collaborate with groups interested in testing materials for energy storage suitability.
AMPEiRE Research Centre
The AMPEiRE research centre at UL brings together a multidisciplinary team of researchers to tackle materials challenges related to the development of advanced batteries and broader energy applications. The centre focuses on range of applications including mobile devices, electric vehicles, grid scale storage of renewables, electrocatalysis and energy generation. AMPEiRE hosts regular research seminars and serves as a community of Energy focussed researchers from PhD to PI level. AMPEiRE researchers are actively engaged in collaborative projects across Europe and are interested in conductive interdisciplinary research.
Materials Characterization Equipment
As part of the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick, the group has access to the state-of-the-art materials characterization equipment required for battery materials development. This large-scale infrastructure is used for post-mortem and operando testing of materials and includes TEM,XRD,FIB/SEM,XPS,TOF-SIMS, SEM. This equipment is supported by dedicated technical staff, with extensive additional researcher expertise.