Overview

The AMANDA Lab is a highly automated high throughput experimentation facility for synthesis and screening of new functional materials, as well as architecture optimization, for printed printed solar cells. AMANDA is a highly advanced materials acceleration platform (MAP) which utilizes automation and artificial intelligence for fast process optimization for Perovskite and Organic photovoltaics. AMANDA accelerates the discovery and screening of new materials by an order of magnitude.

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Purpose

In the AMANDA Lab all steps from synthesis to solution formulation, device manufacturing and characterization of printed solar cells, all the way to stability investigations are automated, making it possible to quickly evaluate new materials and determine their potential for upscaling and commercialization. In AMANDA all equipment needed for printed solar cell manufacturing to performance measurement and ageing is integrated into fully automated workflows. Apart from all standard techniques and process steps required, the lab also has the capability of advanced characterization and simulation to improve understanding of materials and devices under investigation.

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Unique Features

• Combinatorial materials research
• High throughput synthesis, formulation, film deposition and characterization
• Automated solar cell manufacturing and characterization
• AI-driven autonomous device optimization
• Accelerated stability testing integrated into standard workflow

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Detailed capabilities

• Fully equipped chemical lab with clean room capabilities for semiconductor grade materials storage and handling
• Semi- and fully-automated systems with pipetting robots and plate reader for pre-qualification of materials and inks
• State of the art printing and coating lab for film deposition with nm precision
• Fully automated research lines (in air and in nitrogen atmosphere) for synthesis, ink formulation, film deposition, electrode evaporation, materials and substrate handling, characterization
• Microwave reactor and Schlenk-line for synthesis of organic small molecules or polymers
• Synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles and quantom dots
• Non-destructive imaging lab with spectroscopic and hyperspectral imaging and scanning methods (Raman, FTIR, PL, TRPL, EL, Thermography, AFM, SEM)
• Accelerated Lifetime testing with variable temperatures and atmospheres (controlled levels of humidity, O2, or other gases)
• Database and IT infrastructure for data handling and analysis

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