Science & Research

Are you looking for a cooperation?

Do not hesitate and contact us! Whether it is about participation in research grants or about an industrial project or development of a new device. We are primarily focused on various scientific diagnostic methods, in-depth analysis of technological processes and characterization of material properties.

Conductive joining – soldering or electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs)

  • Diagnostics of properties of soldered joints or joints made with ECA
  • Problem solving in production, diagnostics of production processes
  • Basic material quality assessment
  • Measurement of electrical and mechanical parameters
  • Solderability and surface tension measurement
  • Printed circuit board diagnostics
  • Diagnostics of voids in soldered joints, intermetallic layers, whisker and dendritic growth
  • Soldering on uncommon substrates: glass, ceramics, silicon, etc.

Accelerated reliability testing

  • Identification of potential product weaknesses
  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • Accelerated aging tests
    • Increased temperature
    • High relative humidity
    • Thermal shock test (thermal shock)
    • Static or dynamic mechanical stress
    • Combinations of above mentioned tests

Electromagnetic compatibility measurement (EMC) and measurement of electronic devices

  • Measurement of properties of electronic components
  • EMC of fixed installations, systems and other energy equipment
  • Measurement of EMC emissions and equipment EMC immunity
  • Measurement of electrical energy quality
  • Design of power filters
  • Active Power Filters

Photovoltaic systems

  • Diagnostics of PV cells (cell parameters, LBIV, LBIC,…)
  • Thermographic measurement
  • Flash test (PASAN)
  • PV modules I-V characteristic measurement
  • Temperature measurement of PV modules
  • Sun irradiation measurement
  • Electroluminescence measurement

Material deposition

  • Sputtering
  • Vapour deposition
  • Plasma deposition in cooperation with Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  • Thick films deposition (stencil & screen printing)
  • 3D printing
  • Material preparation in inert atmosphere (glove box)
  • Deposited materials properties measurement

Microscopy

  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
  • Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX)
  • Optical microscopy
  • Microsection preparation

Electrochemical energy sources

  • Characterization and battery testing and diagnostic
  • Accelerated life tests
  • Design of a battery and its construction
  • Economic analysis for various energy storage applications

Material analysis

  • Thermo-mechanical analysis (TMA)
  • Simultaneous Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) & Differential thermal analysis (DTA)
  • Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
  • Micro-hardness measurement
  • Mechanical tests (shear tests, vibration tests)
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