User Manual - EL-CELL
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1. Page 12 of 13 EL CELL 10 Warranty For a period of one year from the date of shipment EL CELL GmbH hereinafter seller warrants the goods to be free from defect in material and workmanship to the Original purchaser During the warranty period Seller agrees to repair or replace defective and or nonconforming goods or parts without charge for material or labour or at the Seller s option demand return of the goods and tender repayment of the price Buyer s exclusive remedy is repair or replacement of defective and nonconforming goods or at Seller s option the repayment of the price seller excludes and disclaims any liability for lost profits personal injury interruption of service or for consequential incidental or special damages arising out of resulting from or relating in any manner to these goods This Limited Warranty does not cover defects damage or nonconformity resulting from abuse misuse neglect lack of reasonable care modification or the attachment of improper devices to the goods This Limited Warranty does not cover expendable items This warranty is void when repairs are performed by a non authorized person or service centre At Seller s option repairs or replacements will be made on site or at the factory If repairs or replacements are to be made at the factory Buyer shall return the goods prepaid and bear all the risks of loss until delivered to the factory If seller returns the goods they will be delivered2. Beryllium window may suffer from oxidation In this case we recommend placing a thin insulation layer e g a small piece of polyethylene foil 15 mm in diameter 10 um thick in between the holed current collector and the Beryllium window Cell lid with groove Page 8 of 13 EL CELL Beryllium is highly toxic and can cause cancer Take proper precautions when handling the Beryllium window Avoid direct contact with skin Carefully collect and dispose properly any Beryllium fragments when accidentally breaking the window 7 Disassembly and Cleaning Right after use disassemble the cell in the reverse order of assembly All chemicals used have to be disposed properly All wetted parts are to be cleaned with water and or other appropriate solvents Ultrasonic cleaning is recommended except for the cell window All parts are to be dried immediately after cleaning at 80 C NOTE Leaving cell parts in contact with ambient atmosphere while still being wetted with electrolyte may result in severe corrosion Page 9 of 13 EL CELL 8 Accessories and Spare Parts ECC Opto Std ECC1 00 0150 A glass disc 22x0 3 Socket screw M4x6 part LABOO18 U part N_912 Lid ECC Opto Holed Current Collector oe i part ECC1 00 0123 A part ECC1 00 0127 A O Ring 16x1 78 Stand Opto assy part DIC9012 part ECC1 00 0151 A E glass fibre separator w tong 10x1 0 part ECC1 01 0012 J Cell base part ECC1 00 0124 A
3. O Ring 6 75x1 78 part DIC9013 AY g A Referenz electrode assy part ECC1 00 0010 G part ECC1 00 0130 A Ferrule plug part ECC1 00 0029 D Nut part ECC1 00 0125 A Feed wire assy ECC Opto part ECC1 00 0010 F MOCO Compression Spring Au part FED9015_13mm d Touch Screw ECC Opto piston ECC Opto part ECC1 00 0128 A part ECC1 00 0126 A Window materials Optical glass 22 mm x 0 3 mm 5 pcs part LABO018 V Sapphire 22 mm x 0 3 mm 3 pcs part ECC1 00 0149 A Beryllium 22 mm x 0 2 mm 1 pc part ECC1 00 0222 A Page 10 of 13 EL CELL ECC Opto XRD Kit part ECC1 00 0156 B Lid ECC Opto XRD part ECC1 00 0127 C beryllium window aa part ECC1 00 0222 A Page 11 of 13 EL CELL 9 Technical Support Technical support for this product is exclusively handled by EL CELL GmbH The following procedure must be followed when the ECC test cell or any part of it is returned to EL CELL GmbH for repair 1 Send an e mail to info el cell com to obtain a return authorization number and a decontamination report form 2 Sign the decontamination report asserting that the instrument has been decontaminated and is safe for technicians to work on it Describe in detail what is wrong Include a contact name address telephone number and email address Return the equipment to oS EL CELL GmbH Tempowerkring 8 D 21079 Hamburg Germany Email info el cell com
4. raise it to the uppermost position then turn the touch screw back counter clockwise by about 30 Fill the cell with electrolyte according to the following procedure 1 Connect the provided transfer fill line to port B 2 Charge a5 mL syringe with ca 1 mL of electrolyte NOTE We recommend one time use PP plastic syringes with low friction polysiloxane pistons 3 Connect the syringe to the Luer adapter of the transfer line 4 Pull the syringe piston back to evacuate the cell Hold the piston a few seconds in the strained position 5 Release the piston so that the electrolyte is being drawn deliberately into the cell NOTE Never pressurize the cell during the filling procedure 6 Repeat the two previous steps to complete filling 7 Remove the transfer line and close port B with the provided plug Optionally port B may be plugged with the second WE contact pin assembly Insert the cell into the stand Connect the cell to your potentiostat galvanostat or battery tester via the 2mm banana sockets Page 7 of 13 EL CELL 6 X ray Experiments For X ray experiments the optional XRD Kit is available part ECC1 00 0156 B The XRD kit comprises a Beryllium window part ECC1 00 0222 A and a modified cell lid part ECC1 00 0127 C The cell lid features a 12 mm wide groove that allows for a viewing angle onto the sample surface as low as 8 lid surface of material sample window At very positive potentials the
5. E on top current lt gt a collector alt esky CE piston Port C with reference pin Port A with WE contact pin Port B with plug Touch screw Reference pin Port C Page 6 of 13 EL CELL Assembly vi vil vill iX xi xii xiii By means of the optionally available ECC RefLoad press a small piece of lithium metal into port C so that the Li metal just appears at the upper narrow end of the feed through hole Attach the spring loaded reference pin to the port Skip this initial step if working without reference electrode Push the counter electrode piston into the cell body to the uppermost position Pull the piston slightly back and insert the Li counter electrode max 10 mm in diameter max 1 mm thick Put the provided glass fiber separator on top Place the WE material onto the center of the separator The WE material can either be a self supported electrode film a single grain crystal or a small amount of powder Cover the WE material with one of the provided holed current collectors Use Al foil for excursions to potentials gt 1 5 V vs Li Li Cu foil for excursions to potentials between 0 and 3 V vs Li Li Insert the upper O ring seal into the cell body and place the optical window on top Make sure that the window is in the center position Attach the cell lid and fasten the three hex socket screws Attach the WE contact pin to port A Attach the touch screw from below and
6. EL CELL electrochemical test equipment Electrochemical Test Cell ECC Opto Std User Manual 2011 2014 Release 2 2 EL CELL GmbH 2014 01 22 The information in this manual has been carefully checked and believed to be accurate however no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies EL CELL GmbH maintains the right to make changes without further notice to products described in this manual to improve reliability function or design EL CELL GmbH does not assume any liability arising from the use or application of this product Contents 1 Product DESCHIDUON ssaxesaconcoaustascasatnsceonssansneniepatennansacpsataunenensmpsneeniieseunit 3 2 FOUTE S oar a 3 3 SAY PrecaUtlONS seerne EREA 5 4 UNPACKING sinora oea E E aA E aOR 5 5 ASEME ana CONNECCION arisa 6 6 pS a gimp 8 10 00 pecan enn eee ee ee ee 8 7 Disassembly and CICANING cccscceceeceeeeeeeeeeceeseeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeseeseseeegeseteetans 9 8 Accessories and Spare Parts cccccsccsecsseusecuecusecuecusecuecusecuecusecueeusecueausesues 10 9 TECNIC SUD DOR niina a R 12 O VANY eeaeee r OEE EE E EEO 13 EL CELL GmbH Tempowerkring 8 D 21079 Hamburg Germany phone 49 0 40 790 12 733 fax 49 0 40 790 12 736 info el cell com www el cell com Page 2 of 13 EL CELL 1 Product Description The ECC Opto Std test cell serves to monitor the optical properties of an electrode material in the course of electrochemical charging For this purpose the working ele
7. ctrode WE material is placed right below an optical window and is contacted by a holed current collector foil This WE is sandwiched from below with a glass fiber separator and an appropriate counter electrode Thus the optical instrument looks from the top through a glass window onto the backside of the WE material Typical instrumentations include optical microscopy and confocal Raman spectroscopy in the reflection mode A re fitting kit for X ray is available as an option The maximum diameter of the working electrode is 10 mm while that of the inspection hole is 1 mm optional up to 10 mm The cell is equipped with a reference electrode for 3 electrode operation Optical window Holed WE current collector Working electrode Working electrode contact pin Reference electrode Electrolyte filling port 2mm Spring banana loaded CE socket piston Page 3 of 13 EL CELL 2 Features e 3 electrode cell with optical window for aprotic electrochemistry A version for aqueous electrochemistry is available on request e Materials in media contact are stainless steel 1 4404 PEEK and EPDM e The backside of the working electrode material can be observed through a holed current collector and the optical window on top Inspection area diameter is 1 mm Other diameters up to 10 mm available e Typically used in combination with optical microscopy or Raman spectroscopy in the reflection mode X ray option with Berylliu
8. m window available e The window is made of optical glass Sapphire Beryllium and Kapton windows are available on request e Working electrodes can be single crystals or grains powder samples and bound electrodes self supporting or with an expanded metal holed metal foil as the current collector Maximum electrode diameter is 10 mm e Easy and clean electrolyte filling via the vacuum syringe method All necessary equipment is included e Cell assembly and filling are to be carried out inside a glove box Once sealed the cell may be operated outside the box at ambient atmosphere e Fast assembly and dismantling and easy cleaning of cell components e Electrodes are conveniently accessible for post mortem analysis e Re usable cell components e Small and defined electrolyte volume down to 0 3 cm due to minimized dead volume e Adjustable reproducible and homogeneous mechanical pressure on the electrode stack e Connection to potentiostat battery tester via 2 mm banana sockets e Temperature operation range 20 to 70 C e Size including stand 46 mm x88 mm x 638mm height x width x depth e Weight approx 210 g Page 4 of 13 EL CELL 3 Safety Precautions Use proper safety precautions when using hazardous electrode materials and electrolytes Wear protective glasses and gloves to protect you against electrolyte that may accidentally spill out during filling and disassembly Upo
9. n cell disassembly dispose all materials properly Metallic lithium and some insertion compounds may decompose heavily in contact with water and other solvents and can cause fire 4 Unpacking Check the contents of the packages against the list given below to verify that you have received all of the components Contact the factory if anything is missing or damaged NOTE Damaged shipments must remain with the original packaging for freight company inspection List of Components 1 ECC Opto Std test cell with stand fully equipped for use in both 2 electrode and 3 electrode reference configuration in aprotic electrolytes Transfer line with syringe 5 ml for vacuum filling Glass windows 5 pieces Glass fiber separators 5 pieces Holed current collector foils Aluminium 5 pieces Holed current collector foils Cooper 5 pieces Sealings 2 x 2 O rings a Se O S Page 5 of 13 EL CELL 5 Assembly and Connection Generally all assembly steps are to be carried out in inert glove box atmosphere All components used are to be dried upfront in a vacuum oven at 80 C for at least 12 hours Once fully assembled the cell is hermetically sealed so that it may be operated in ambient atmosphere The test cell can be used in either 2 electrode or 3 electrode reference configuration In the following the cell assembly is described for operation with a lithium metal reference electrode Optical window Lid Cell stack with W
10. prepaid and Seller will bear all risks of loss until delivery to Buyer Buyer and Seller agree that this Limited Warranty shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Germany The warranties contained in this agreement are in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose This Limited Warranty supersedes all prior proposals or representations oral or written and constitutes the entire understanding regarding the warranties made by seller to Buyer This Limited Warranty may not be expanded or modified except in writing signed by the parties hereto Page 13 of 13 EL CELL
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