ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS

Controlled environments
Chambers built around the experiment.

CICCI Research environmental chambers are developed as measurement accessories and stand-alone platforms for temperature, atmosphere and sample-environment control. From compact formats to X-ray compatible solutions, each configuration is adapted to the requested measurement geometry and workflow.

Environmental chamber product family
Large-format, compact, multi-position and X-ray compatible chamber solutions.
Atmosphere controlChamber architectures developed around gas management and enclosed testing
Temperature workflowsIntegration with heated or cooled stages and controlled experimental conditions
Measurement-readyElectrical feedthroughs, optical access and custom fixturing where required
Chamber XL

Chamber XL

Controlled-atmosphere chamber with approximately 2 L internal volume, modular device fixtures and cell temperature control from 15 to 80 °C.

Chamber M

Chamber M

Compact controlled-environment chamber for benchtop testing where atmosphere management and reduced footprint are both important.

Chamber 4-comps

Chamber 4-comps

Multi-position chamber concept designed to host several samples or fixtures in a compact format for parallel experimental work.

Chamber X-Ray

Chamber X-Ray

In-operando X-ray compatible chamber with electrical probing, atmosphere management and optical access for advanced characterization.

ISOS Stability Testing Compatibility

ARKEO is designed to support stability testing of photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices in accordance with the ISOS (International Summit on Organic Photovoltaic Stability) testing procedures and their extensions for perovskite photovoltaic devices.

Depending on the selected ARKEO configuration and environmental-control accessories, the platform supports:

ISOS-D (Dark Storage):

ISOS-D-1 and ISOS-D-2, including dark storage at ambient conditions and elevated temperatures up to 85 °C. ISOS-D-3 can be implemented when the environmental chamber is configured to provide the required high-temperature/high-humidity conditions.

ISOS-L (Light Soaking):

ISOS-L-1 and ISOS-L-2, with continuous controlled illumination, temperature control up to 85 °C, periodic J–V characterization, fixed electrical operating conditions and maximum-power-point tracking. ISOS-L-3 can be implemented with the appropriate controlled-humidity configuration.

ISOS-T (Thermal Cycling):

ISOS-T-1 and ISOS-T-2 through automated temperature ramps and cycling between ambient temperature and up to 85 °C. The standard ARKEO temperature-control system operates from −5 °C to +85 °C; therefore, the −40 °C condition specified for ISOS-T-3 requires integration with an appropriate external environmental chamber.

ISOS-LC (Light–Dark Cycling):

automated light/dark ageing sequences, including programmable day/night operation, temperature-controlled ageing, J–V measurements and MPP tracking, supporting ISOS-LC-1 and ISOS-LC-2 and, with appropriate humidity control, ISOS-LC-3.

ISOS-LT (Light–Thermal Cycling):

synchronized illumination and programmed temperature cycling, supporting ISOS-LT-1 and, with appropriate humidity control, ISOS-LT-2. The sub-zero temperature requirement of ISOS-LT-3 requires an external low-temperature environmental chamber.

ISOS-V (Electrical-Bias Stability):

dark electrical-bias ageing under programmable positive or reverse voltage/current conditions, including operation at conditions related to VMPP and VOC. ISOS-V-1 and ISOS-V-2 are supported; ISOS-V-3 requires an environmental configuration capable of the specified high-temperature/high-humidity conditions.