Advanced Characterisation

Materials that work well on day one can fail after months of use. To understand why, we need to watch them while they work, not only before and after. ATLAB observes materials and devices during operation, under realistic conditions.

This approach is called operando characterisation. We measure a device while it operates, for example a battery while it charges or a fuel cell at its working temperature. This reveals changes that disappear once the device is switched off. It lets us optimise materials for the way they actually work.

We also use high-throughput characterisation, measuring many samples quickly and automatically. The resulting datasets feed the AI tools of our accelerated research line. Our shared facilities are increasingly specialised in operando and high-throughput measurements, and open to collaborations.