ZAHNER-Elektrik GmbH & CoKG - Germany • Highend Data Acquisition Systems for Electrochemical Applications

Events

03.08.20 - 06.08.20
International conference on photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy -IPS-23- (03 - 06 Aug 2020) - Switzerland

23rd international conference on photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Zahner will present its relevant product to be used in the field of solar energy to the community in the conference. More information about the conference is available at https://ips23.epfl.ch/

05.07.20 - 08.07.20
Hybrid and Ogranic Photovoltaics -HOPV- (05 - 08 Jul 2020) - England

Hybrid and organic photovoltaics (HOPV) possess great potential to be used in the field of renewable energy. Zahner has always supported innovations in the field of renewable energy and will present its product which can be used to investigate the photovoltaics in the HOPV 2020. More information about the conference is available at https://www.nanoge.org/HOPV20/home

30.06.20 - 03.07.20
14th European SOFC & SOE Forum (30 Jun - 03 Jul 2020) - Switzerland

One of the main competency of Zahner-elektrik is its optimized products to be used in the field of Fuel cells and electrolysers. Zahner will present its relevant products in the 14th European SOFC and SOE Forum in Lucerne, Switzerland. For more information, visit https://www.efcf.com/2020

22.06.20 - 24.06.20
Workshop on Ion Exchange Membranes for Energy Applications (22 - 24 Jun 2020) - Germany

An international workshop dedicated to ion exchange membranes for energy applications (EMEA) will be held in Bad Zwsichenahn, Germany. These membranes are of prime importance in the field of fuel cells, electrolysers and flow batteries. Zahner will be presenting its product used in these fields, especially used for the characterization of the membranes. More information about the EMEA is available on http://emea-workshop.de/

14.06.20 - 18.06.20
12th European Symposium on Electrochemical Engineering (14 - 18 Jun 2020) - Netherlands

12th European Symposium on Electrochemical Engineering (ESEE) will be held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The scope of ESEE 2020 is the "electrochemistry for electrification and energy transition toward a sustainable future". Zahner-elektrik is working for this sustainable future from the last 42 years and will be presenting its versatile products, optimized for high-end electrochemical applications, in the symposium. More information about the symposium is available in the link: http://www.electrochemical-engineering.eu/2020/

25.05.20 - 27.05.20
9th meeting of Electrochemistry in Nanoscience (25 - 27 May 2020) - France

French Chemical Society is organising the 9th meeting of Electrochemistry in Nanoscience in the beautiful city of Paris. This conference will focus on the use of nanoscience in electrochemistry. Particular emphasis will be laid on the energy conversion, sensor and biosensors. Zahner-elektrik will present its relevant versatile products series in the Electrochemistry in Nanoscience conference. More information about the conference is available on the website: http://elecnano.univ-paris-diderot.fr/

23.03.20 - 25.03.20
Battery Conference 2020 (23 - 25 March 2020) - Germany

Münster, Germany is hosting the Battery Conference 2020. In this conference, different international companies, working with batteries, will be presenting their products. Zahner-elektrik will also contribute to this conference and present our products related to battery research and analysis. More information about the Battery conference is available from the link: https://battery-power.eu/

23.03.20 - 25.03.20
29th Kronach Impedance School (23 - 25 Mar 2020) - Germany

Zahner is continuing its tradition of building up the impedance community and in this endeavour Zahner has arranged its 29th international Kronach impedance school. This 3-days school consists of 1-day theory lectures and 2-days practical courses (total 12 practical courses). Special focus will be paid on the artefact-free measurement of the impedance spectra and evaluation of impedance spectra after measurements. More information about the 29th KIT is available from the link: http://zahner.de/home/events/kit2020.html

12.02.20 - 14.02.20
GRUPPO INTERDIVISIONALE DI CHIMICA PER LE ENERGIE RINNOVABILI -ENERCHEM 2- (12-14 Feb 2020) - Italy

ENERCHEM 2 is an international conference in the city of Padova, Italy. Zahner will be participating in ENERCHEM 2 and will present its high-end electrochemical workstations. More information about ENERCHEM 2 is available from the link: https://enerchem-2.icmate.cnr.it/

Application Notes

The Normalization of the CPE

Usually, modern potentiostats and galvanostats involve a couple of electrochemical investigation methods which are of big relevance for the improvement of existing- and the development of new products. more...

The Z-HIT Algorithm

Phenomena such as drift may influence data recorded by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The Z-HIT algorithm helps to prove the stationarity and the linearity of a test object and allows to reconstruct the not affected data from the phase shift of the EIS measurement. more...

Solar Cells and Photovoltaics

Investigation of silicon solar cells (SC), dye sensitized SC, perovskite SC, Grätzel SC, organic photovoltaics (OPV), and other photoactive devices such as photo sensors. Determining power conversion efficiency, incident-photon-to-current-conversion efficiency IPCE, fillfactor and charge extraction.

Depleting fossil energy resources and the climate change are forcing to look for alternatives. Here, photovoltaics have been seen as the most promising environmental friendly energy supply for the past decades.

The direct conversion of sunlight into electricity is emission free, quiet and reliable. With time, dozens of different solar cells types were investigated, but only a few have been established. Nevertheless, the urge of changing our way of energy production makes research in the field of solar cells absolutely essential. New materials have to be found showing high solar energy conversion efficiencies at low cost productions.

ZAHNER areas of application

Photovoltaics
Solar cells
Photon-to-current-conversion

ZAHNER methods of choice

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
Photocurrent spectra: PCS
Quantum efficiency (QE)
Incident-photon-conversion / Incident-photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE)
Fast light intensity transients: photocurrent & photovoltage response (FIT)
AM 1.5 solar simulator

Main Instruments

CIMPS - Controlled Intensity Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy

The ZAHNER CIMPS system based on LED arrays brings an additional advantage compared to the IMPS described in the literature: a control loop regulates light intensity and modulation and keeps it absolutely stable.

CIMPS-QE/IPCE - Quantum Efficiency & Photon to Current Conversion Efficiency

The ZAHNER CIMPS-QE/IPCE system is a fully integrated and compact workstation setup for highly accurate Quantum Efficiency (QE) and Incident-Photon to Current Conversion Efficiency (IPCE) measurements.

CiIMPS pcs - Photocurrent Spectra

Electrochemical photocurrent spectra system for quantum efficiency / incident photon conversion efficiency measurements. Extend the scope of your CIMPS system to the examination of solar cells, DSSC, ...

CIMPS fit - Fast Light Intensity Transients

Fast Light Intensity Transients System
An option which makes your CIMPS system fit for the investigation of fast kinetics in organic, dye sensitized and monolitic SC as well as OLEDs, OLECS, photosensors etc. ...

Accessories

Light Sources

Over 50 monochromatic light sources from UV to IR are available. The portfolio includes high power white and coloured LEDs, tungsten lamps and tuneable light sources.

PEC - Cells

The PECC-1/PECC-2 are specially tailored for testing electrode materials with photoelectrochemical techniques. Several mounting options for samples offer flexibility for various tasks.

Light Exclusion Box

The CIMPS Light Exclusion Box (LEB) is an indispensable supplement for all CIMPS applications using CIMPS LED light sources. Next to its function to protect the sample setup from light, at the same time, it works as a Faraday’s cage.