PiL Materials Laboratory
The “PiL Materials Lab” is a new application lab at the INP with a range of batch- and flow-through reactors as well as a portfolio of pulsed high voltage generators for rapid synthesis of nanoparticle suspensions from liquid or solid precursors at atmospheric pressure. A unique combination of expertises in chemistry, physics and engineering allows for precise tailoring of modular synthesis routes for hybrids and complex nanomaterials, such as electrode and membrane materials and catalysts.
Following plasma sources and reactors are available for nanoparticle synthesis:
Kurita pekuris (CAMI II):
- Model MPP-HV04
- Bipolar pulse modulator in the liquid using SiC power device
- Voltage < 10 kV
- Frequency 2 – 200 kHZ
- Pulse with 150 ns – 1.5 µs at 200 kHz
- Power 1.5 kVA
Kurita pekuris (CAMI III):
- Model MPP04-B4-300-D230
- Bipolar pulse modulator in the liquid using SiC power device
- Voltage < 10 kV
- Frequency 3 – 300 kHZ
- Pulse with 150 ns – 1.1 µs at 300 kHz
- Power 1.5 kVA
Plasma in Liquid Reactor 1 (PiL R1)
- Quartz reactor (total volume 20 ml)
- Rod-to-plate configuration (W electrode and Mo plate)
- Ar flow through the electrode holder
- Cooling plate system connected to a thermostatic bath
Plasma in Liquid Reactor 2 (PiL R2)
- Teflon reactor with inner quartz glass
- Total volume 150 ml
- Rod-to-rod configuration with Ar flow through the electrode holders
- Cooling plate system connected to a thermostatic bath
Plasma in Liquid Reactor 3 (PiL R3)
- Teflon reactor for vanadium synthesis
- Total volume 250 ml
- Rod-to-rod configuration with Ar flow through the electrode holders
- Inner electrode holder diameter 2 Ø
- Flow external cooling system connected to a thermostatic bath
Plasma in Liquid Reactor 4 (PiL R4)
- Teflon reactor for Graphene synthesis
- Total volume 250 ml
- Rod-to-rod configuration with Ar flow through the bottom
- Inner electrode holder diameter: sizes 2 and 4 Ø
- Flow external cooling system connected to a thermostatic bath
