The Fraunhofer IMWS offers excellent equipment and expertise in the field of water electrolysis, in a wide range of methods, especially with regard to material diagnostics down to the microstructure level. In collaboration with partners, complex problems in electrochemical characterization can also be addressed.
- Various ion/electron microscopes (SEM, ESEM, TEM, STEM, EDX, WDX, EBSD, EELS, HAADF) as well as preparation techniques (FIB, microtomy (Ultra, Kryo), etc.)
- Radiographic and acoustic processes (XRD, lock-in thermography)
- Physical and chemical surface analytics (ToF-SIMS, XPS, UPS, AES, OES)
- Topography and contour measurement (AFM)
- Photo-optical and spectrometric procedures (light microscopes, UV/VIS/NIR, FTIR)
- Electrical characterization (4-point method)
- Thermophysical measurement procedures (differential calorimetry, thermogravimetry, dilatometer, heat conductivity measurement)
- Material and trace analysis (ICP-MS, density and porosity measurements, Karl Fischer titration)
- LED solar simulator for photovoltaic cells/modules
- Climate chambers
- Laser, bonding and lamination technology