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Biologic Science Instruments offers a wide range of Potentiostats providing the best price/performance instruments for a variety of Electrochemistry applications. The main considerations are typically with regard to the application which may be: Corrosion, Biosensors or sensors, Energy - Battery research, Fuel Cells, Photovoltaics, Microbial fuel cells or other energy devices. Electroplating - Electrolysis Battery Cyclers Materials Configurable to a budget Biologic have configurable Chassis’ that can accommodate one channel only or one to multiple channels. Single channel or Multichannel Potentiostat: The first choice is often how many cells need to be tested. Importantly, if more than one channel is required, Biologic multi-channel instruments all run simultaneously (at same time), as opposed to sequential. (Many offer multichannel Potentiostats but tests are run sequentially – one after the other – and not simultaneously) Communications: All Biologic Potentiostats come with both Ethernet and USB as standard. Ethernet also allows Biologic Potentiostats to be networked so many researchers can utilise any available channel(s) and run several experiments along with others at the same time. Software: Biologic software is “Open Licence” and included with each instrument. You are permitted to install on as many PC’s as you wish so you can analyse data why experiments are running in the lab and at no extra charge. All techniques are included… no paid dongles or licences for separate techniques. Upgrades are always available on line and at no additional charge. Specifications are generally determined by: Current sensitivity and maximum current required This is generally determined by the working electrode. The spectrum can extend from small surface areas, like Microelectrodes (typically need very low currents), to Electrolysis and Batteries, which typically need much higher currents. Biologic also offer a range of Current Boosters all the way to 200A if required. Compliance and Control Voltage These are not the same. Whilst the Control Voltage is the range you can control and set your scan range for the experiment, a Potentiostat typically has a little extra capability to overcome any IR drop or uncompensated resistance between the Counter and the Working Electrodes. The maximum voltage a Potentiostat can actually deliver to overcome this drop and achieve your set voltage at the working electrode, is the Compliance Voltage. Floating Ground The “Performance” range of Biologic Potentiostats is the only range that has a Floating feature as standard. It is not unusual for an experiment to include other mains operated equipment like a Ph meter or other instrument with an EARTH pin or needed to be connected directly to a pipeline buried in the ground. This can cause earth loop issues and can create noise and, sometimes, can also be potentially dangerous. Impedance Capability If Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy is desired than Biologic offer this entire feature on the same potentiostat channel taking only one slot out of the chassis. Modelling software is included as standard in Biologic Software. The frequency spectra typically ranges from 10uHz to 1MHz for the standard range and 10uHz to 7MHz on the Higher performance range of Potentiostats. For higher current applications that incorporate boosters, like batteries, this maximum frequency may be limited to a lower value. External Device control Capability Each Biologic Potentiostat channel has an Aux Port which can control and also take measurements from an external device to plot on the Y2 axis in the graphing. Also TTL Trigger, Analog In and OUT capability as standard Local Support The level of local support is often critical and many consider immediate access to local technical support as extremely valuable and most often a major consideration. As Biologic Representatives, located in Sydney, we have more than 20 years of technical experience in applications, software and hardware expertise. Local installation and introductory training for a first time purchase is always included at no charge and part of our service. Additional periodical training or application specific support is also at no charge when it coincides with our travel schedule. If specific and at request, a charge may possibly apply. Price/Performance Biologic Potentiostats and software are specifically designed to be versatile. Only need to learn one software GUI which runs all Potentiostats. More than 70 Techniques are included and upgrades at no charge. No need for dongles or licences for plus one installations and or different techniques. EIS Channel version still only takes one slot out of the chassis and not two. One PC and one Biologic Application (EC-LAB or BTLAB) can run several Potentiostats Chassis’ at the same time. Ethernet and Networking increases utilisation and remote access capability.

Articles Worth Reading Home News & Articles Articles Worth Reading New Lithium-Sulphur Battery; Higher Performance, Cheaper And Greener ​ ​ Research interests: battery, energy storage systems, climate change, sustainable manufacturing, environmental engineering, metal composites, materials synthesis, lithium-sulphur batteries, flow batteries, supercapacitors, and lithium-ion capacitors Dr Mahdokht Shaibani was born in Shiraz, Iran. She spent most of her childhood in her grandparent’s house, where she found some of her favourite books (Jules Verne and Isaac Asimov) “The practicality of the science fiction stories in those books and the awareness of Verne and Asimov of the theoretical limitations of the fiction technologies they wrote about contributed a lot in the engineer that I am today”. ​ From young age, Mahdokht knew the key to improving our everyday technologies was linked to new materials or new processing techniques to make available materials perform better. That’s why she followed a material engineering degree. Mahdokht holds a bachelor’s in Materials Engineering from Shiraz University and a master’s in Materials Engineering from University of Tehran. With a metallurgy background, she didn’t suspect she would ever join the energy sector and didn’t work on energy-storage materials or devices until her PhD. “I was offered scholarships with different universities and on subjects from computational studies to pharmaceuticals and energy storage. I wanted to work on something that the general public could relate to and have an immediate impact on their daily lives. That’s why I choose the PhD project at Monash”. Mahdokht completed a PhD at Monash in 2017, in collaboration with CSIRO, on advanced electrochemical energy storage devices and carbon-based supercapacitors. She immediately discovered she truly enjoyed improving the performance metrics of batteries. “I choose to work on lithium sulphur battery (Li-S) as there is no limit in achieving better performance or using more sensible materials, or more practical designs. I was extremely lucky to work under amazing supervision: Prof Mainak Majumder (Monash Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) is a globally renowned scientist, who has had an exceptional influence on my career. I learned that if we want our fundamental discoveries to be translated to real life environment from industry to market, practicality should always be in the experimental design. I’m still learning about leadership skills from Australia’s influential science leader A/Prof Matthew Hill (Monash and CSIRO) and am further developing my scientific thinking and reasoning skills from the discussions with former co-supervisor Dr Tony Hollenkamp (CSIRO)”. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ From left to right: A/Prof Matthew Hill, Dr Mahdokht Shaibani and Prof Mainak Majumder (Photo credits Monash University) ​ ​ Her PhD was followed by postdoctoral research. That’s when she discovered how to create the most efficient Li-S battery. “In the final year of my PhD, I turned a part of my thesis into a patent for a new design of battery. The company invested in the research and helped to fund my research fellowship and the establishment of a battery prototyping lab at Monash University . Back then, it was only me, Matt and Mainak. Now, we have 4 PhD students, Postdocs, and we are moving towards the commercialisation project of the new Li-S battery”. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Graph listing the theoretical energy density of some currently used batteries such as Li-ion and some of the currently explored ones such as Li-S (Dr Mahdokht Shaibani). ​ ​ What are the differences between Lithium-ion batteries (Li-ion) and Lithium sulphur (Li-S) batteries? For Mahdokht, there are 3 main differences: the first one is the performance – all sectors want batteries with more power and a better cycle life. Li-S battery offers 4 to 5 times improvement compared to Li-ion in the energy density (on paper), so we can expect 2 or 3 times increase in the energy density (in practice). The second difference is material availability and pricing – certain materials are easily available; others are getting scarce making them expensive and unreliable in terms of exploitation. With Li-ion battery, there are ethical concerns around the sourcing of the materials required, such as Cobalt (which is predicted to be more difficult to source in the future). In comparison, Li-S batteries use lithium and sulphur electrodes, so do not require rare or heavy metals and sulphur can be found pretty much anywhere on earth which make it inexpensive (US$100 per tonne). Also, our patented electrode processing for Li-S batteries (PCT/AU2019/051239 ) is completely water-based, with no need for toxic hazardous solvents often used in Li-ion battery manufacturing. The third difference is the cost of production of Li-S batteries estimated to be 4 to 8 times less than Li-ion battery. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Monash University Lithium-sulphur battery prototype (Dr Mahdokht Shaibani). ​ ​ Dr Mahdokht Shaibani is leading the scale-up manufacturing and commercialisation lithium-sulphur battery project between diverse research, industry, and R&D partners. “Since day one, I knew that no manufacturer was going to shut-down their manufacturing line and create a new one for me. We needed to use the same fabrication method used in the battery industry and the same commercially available materials as the price was going to be a governing factor. As material scientist, I am not as excited to synthesise the material, because even if the device the battery works perfectly fine, the scale-up of that synthesis could take years and may never be cost-effective”. ​ The Lithium-sulphur battery prototypes built with the researchers' electrodes maintain 99 percent efficiency for over 200 charging cycles. The next prototypes have been successfully fabricated by German R&D partners Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology. The team is also wanting to explore the use of Li-S batteries for more sustainable and clean transportation and grid storage. Last year in June, they teamed up with Monash Motorsport to explore the use of Li-S batteries in electric vehicles. Mahdokht mentions that "today’s EV batteries are an important part of the total EV cost (33% to 57% depending on the car) and EV weight (20% to 25%). Lighter batteries would result in higher EV range; and a low-cost lighter battery means the EV manufactures could, if interested, explore new car concepts like allocating more car space to the battery pack without having cost and weight concerns!". ​ Everything is moving towards being battery-powered, portable electronics, smart watch, cell phones, indispensable devices we use in our daily lives. Mahdokht mentions “Hunger for energy has reached a scary level, not for the users but for the players of the energy sector. Who doesn’t want to drive an E.V? Who doesn’t want to have a big battery to their residential solar plan to save on electricity bills? It is a critical time to explore alternative battery technologies. What I would like to see in the next years is more collaboration between governments, industries and universities to lead the change and take major steps towards cleaner batteries!" ​ For further information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahdokht-shaibani-29868440/?originalSubdomain=au ​ Scientific Paper: Mahdokht Shaibani, Meysam Sharifzadeh Mirshekarloo, Ruhani Singh, Christopher D. Easton, M. C. Dilusha Cooray, Nicolas Eshraghi, Thomas Abendroth, Susanne Dörfler, Holger Althues, Stefan Kaskel, Anthony F. Hollenkamp, Matthew R. Hill, Mainak Majumder (2020) “Expansion-tolerant architectures for stable cycling of ultrahigh-loading sulphur cathodes in lithium-sulphur batteries” Science Advances doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aay2757 ​ Recovery of Nano-Structured Silicon from End-of-Life Photovoltaic Wafers with Value-Added Applications in Lithium-Ion Battery * ​ In the Media (selection by the interviewee): 08/01/2020 - Batteries made with sulfur could be cheaper, greener and hold more energy 04/01/2020 - Monash-led team develops efficient Li-S battery 07/01/2020 - Scientists develop battery smartphone running five days 10/01/2020 - New Battery Tech Claims Five Days Of Battery Life On Smartphones 10/01/2020 - Researchers in Australia take key step toward battery of the future 29/01/2020 - Supercharging technology with ultra-high capacity battery 11/02/2020 - Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Could Be Cheaper & More Energy Dense 07/05/2020 - In search of battery-grade silicon (opinion piece) * 27/05/2020 - Solar panel recycling: Turning ticking time bombs into opportunities (opinion piece) * July/August 2020 - "Lithium Battery Anode R&D Trends " featured on the cover of Energy Source & Distribution magazine (analysis piece) * 23/07/2020 - COVID-19: The silver lining that could help Australia's battery industry (opinion piece) *

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Active Technologies Home Products Active Technologies Waveform Generator Range Signal Generators Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) & Pulse Pattern Generator (PPG) 2, 4 and 8 Channel Arbitrary Waveform Generator and Pulse Pattern Generator solutions are ideal choice in automated test benches, for physics experiments, semiconductor tests, analog and digital debugging. Multiple units can be synchronized to build: 8 channel 16 channel 32 channel ​ arbitrary waveform generator and / or Pulse Pattern Generator sources. Arbitrary Waveform Generators More info Pulse Generators More info NI FlexRIO Adapter Modules More info Such kinds of equipment may generate stimulus to test devices like amplifiers, RF receivers, serial and parallel buses. In the case an engineer needs to characterize a new device, but the complete system is not available for the test, a signal generator can emulate the presence of the real system. ​ Let’s assume an electronic engineer is going to develop a new sensor amplifier for a large physic experiment (i.e sensor amplifier for particle accelerator ). ​ Once the amplifier protoye is ready, the engineer cannot test it connecting the accelerator as a source, because it means stop the experiment. In such case and Arbitrary Waveform Generator or a Pulse Pattern Generator can be used to emulate the accelerator sensor signals. In addition Active Technologies Arbitrary Waveform Generators can be used also as Pulse Generator s delivering fast rise time, adjustable amplitude and programmable offset. Most common applications are in the field of nuclear Physics, Defence Electronics and Radar emulation. ​ Signal Generators – Key Features Arbitray Waveform Generators (AWG) and Pulse Pattern Generators (PPG) Generate Analog and Digital signals Create and reproduce Real-World signals Advanceded Research, Quantum Computing, RF and Wireless signals, Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Educational and many more applications Multi-Instrument synchronization to increase the number of channels Easy to use software Interface Waveform Generator Range Pattern Generators The Digital Pattern Generator product family: DPG The DPG option allows you to create digital stimuli synchronous with analog channels to test and debug Mixed-Signal applications: they can be used for FPGA / peripheral / ASIC emulation and stimulation, protocol level testing setup/hold verification, production test, mixed signal testing and general digital stimulus.Up to 32 digital channel @ 1.2 GSps per instruments support different electrical standards like LVDS or LV-TTL. 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