We conduct pioneering research targeting breakthroughs to benefit national security missions. Explore some of our cutting-edge power and energy facilities.
Energy Storage Materials Laboratory
The Energy Storage Materials Laboratory hosts advanced materials synthesis, device fabrication, and characterization equipment for electrochemical energy storage, research, and development. This specialized facility is a uniquely designed space where APL scientists and engineers develop custom power sources from raw material synthesis/formulation to prototyping and system integration. Capabilities and equipment include a pilot pouch cell line for lithium-ion battery fabrication, 3D printers, hundreds of battery test station channels, potentiostats/galvanostats for electrochemical analysis, and environmental chambers for wide-temperature-range characterization.
Semiconductor Thermoelectrics Applications and Research Laboratory
The Semiconductor Thermoelectrics Applications and Research Laboratory (STAR) Laboratory is used to advance solid-state materials and device technology. The STAR Lab comprises the Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Lab and the Molecular Beam Epitaxy Lab, each equipped to enable new designer solid-state materials for applications across the electromagnetic spectrum—such as novel infrared sensors, innovative signature control materials, new generations of light-emitting materials/devices, and, potentially, a new class of photovoltaic energy conversion devices to harness the solar spectrum.