In-House Battery Lab
Our competence Center for R&D and Cell Prototyping
Situated in the heart of Berlin, our Chem4Batteries lab collaborates with talent from TU Berlin, Humboldt University, and the Fraunhofer Institute as part of the Berlin battery ecosystem. It is adjacent to Fraunhofer IZM, an institute specialising in microelectronics with clean room wafer production facilities. We utilise advanced analytic tools to evaluate battery materials, battery cells and make lab-based battery cell prototypes.
Lab-based cell prototyping
and product validation support
What we can offer
- Capacity of ~500mAh cell
- CAM chemistries of NMC, NCA, LFP, LMFP, Sodium
- AAM chemistries of Graphite, Silicon, LTO, Hard Carbon
- Mainly used for product validation and benchmarking studies
- Capacity from ~800mAh to 5 Ah cells
- CAM chemistries of NMC, NCA, LFP, LMFP, Sodium
- AAM chemistries of Graphites, Silicon, LTO, Hard Carbon
- Study cycling data as well as material and cell behaviour to validate performance and longevity
- Capacity of ~5Ah in 2170 cylindrical cell design
- Opportunities to do larger cell prototypes like 2620 / 4680
- CAM chemistries of NMC, NCA, LFP, LMFP, Sodium
- AAM chemistries of Graphites, Silicon, LTO, Hard Carbon
- Used for cyclindrical cell design and cell formulation work
- Assess cell performance and safety testing
- Validate new materials on cylindrical cell level
Cell testing, postmortem analysis and cell tear down services
What we can offer
- Galvanostatic cycling, PEIS, DCIR, CV
- Detailed analysis of electrochemical cycling curves to identify anomalies and performance degradation
- Benchmark performance comparision against industry-standard references
- Custom electrochemical cycling protocols designed to meet specific application requirements
- High-rate capability testing e.g. for eVTOL and other demanding applications
- Long-term cycling for extended life and durability studies
- Applying standard analytical techniques: Scanning Electrode Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- Specialized assessments: Lithium plating detection, analysis of cell swelling, cell safety diagnostics and on-demand testings
