Electrochemical Power Laboratory
UDRI conducts research and development in the areas of electronic materials, fast ion conductors, fuel cells, and batteries. This research is carried out in well-equipped facilities located on the University of Dayton campus and at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Equipment available includes furnaces and controlled atmosphere ovens for formulation, melting, sintering, and heat treatment of glass, ceramic, and polymer materials. Characterization facilities include impedance spectrometers, Fourier transform infrared spectrometers, conductivity meters, differential scanning calorimeters, thermogravimetric analyzers, and a fuel cell test station. Work completed in the lab has included:
- Ionic and electronic conductivity measurements of liquids, polymer and ceramics in the -60 to 1000°C range
- Evaluation of hydrogen-, lithium- and oxygen-ion conductors for applications in PEMFC, lithium batteries,and SOFCs
- Measurement of electrical transport parameters, such as transport numbers and space charge effects
- Delineation of transport mechanisms in heterogeneous solids
- Cyclic voltammetry measurement for evaluating the performance of catalysts and electrodes
- Measurement of charge carrier concentration and mobility
- Thermal analysis of electrolytes and electrodes
To discuss your research needs, please contact Dr. Binod Kumar, group leader for Electrochemical Power.