CoulTCell Coulometric Titration System

The system consist of two parts; the cell and the instruments package, to be aquired together or separately. The cell is brass and alumina made, two 8% mol partially stabilized YSZ electrolytes, S-type thermocouple, Swagelok valves and bulkheads and 8mm water cooling- in and outlets. Accessing sample is easy by detaching the outer tube by unscrewing 4 short bolts. Equipped with several spare crucibles. The design is based on years of research development and experience by research fellows Dr. Egil Bakken and Mehdi Pishahang under supervision of professors Svein Stølen and Truls Norby at the University of Oslo.

The instruments package consist of precission power source and a multimeter, controlled by a computer software. The instruments are enclosed in a compact casing, connecting to the computer wuth USB cable and to the cell with BNC cables (cables included).

The system offers a cost-effective alternative to developing and building your own cell for studies, characterization and testing of inorganic materials for purposes like fuel cell components, membrane materials, chemical-looping oxygen carriers, etc. All units are tested and validated with strict requirements.

Cell specifications

Outer tube diameter: 30mm
Overall length: <700mm
Chamber length: 300mm
Water cooling coil
Gas inlet and outlet Swagelok bulkheads
Separate gas chambers for each solid electrolyte
Sample: ≈1.2 gr
Solid electrolytes: 8% mol partially stabilized YSZ
Temperature: 850 ºC - 1100 ºC
Atmosphere: Mixtures of oxygen and nitrogen (From pure O₂ to pure N₂)
Oxygen partial pressure range: from log(pO₂)=0 to log(pO₂)= -18 (at 950 ºC)
Leakage current at 900 ºC: 15 μA at log(pO₂)= -1.5
Electrode+Electrolyte resistance at 900 ºC: 5Ω

Instrument package specifications

Instruments Keithley 2000 DMM with scan card, Keithley 2401 SMU
Sourcing precision 10pA
Plug and play software & instrument
Adjustable PI control
Real time on screen plots: Pump current, Sensor voltage, Furnace temperature, Pump voltage.
CSV data exports

Additional equipment required

• Water coolling system
  
  5mm inner diameter Silicon hose with reliable water supply. Recirculating system with a pump and overflow system recommended. Included in the quote only by request.

• Furnace
  
  Vertical tube furnace with tube diameter about 40mm, length of 500mm to 700mm. Suitable furnace included in the quote only by request.
• Computer
  
  Windows operating system, 1 free usb port.