Energy
Battery and Fuel Cell Research
- Analysing graphite with in-house, desktop SEM in li-ion battery development – more details…
- Non-destructive internal imaging – Bruker microCT
- Locate and identify contaminants in battery materials with SEM/EDS – more details…
- Multi channel battery and cell test equipment in conjunction with EIS – Maccor – Contact us for information
- Nanomechanical Testing of Battery Materials in Controlled and Inert Environments – Application Note
- Identify and map materials with Raman spectroscopy; Study structure and composition – Article – Renishaw InVia
- Round-up of microscopy techniques for battery research, which can be added to your SEM or TEM with instruments from Gatan – Article – Gatan
- Electrochemical data and nanochemical information – Bruker PeakForce SECM AFM Mode
- Nanoelectrical AFM – Bruker NanoElectrical Lab
- Analysing Li-ion batteries with Raman spectroscopy – Article – Renishaw InVia
Non-destructive internal imaging with micro-CT
Semiconductors
- Characterising semiconductors with Raman Spectroscopy
- Characterising CMP Pads with Nanoindentation
- Organic contamination identification and failure analysis – Article – Bruker Anasys nanoIR3
- Simultaneous IR and Raman spectroscopy – details
- Compositional measurement of nanometre-size SiGE devices with self-focusing SIMS (ten times faster than TEM or APT) – More details…
- Mapping defects on UWBG (Ultra Wide BandGap) semiconductor materials with Cathodoluminescence – details…
- RoHS (Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances) – Map elements and detect traces of toxic substances using micro-XRF
- Bruker M4 Tornado
- Application Note
- See lots of example images in our micro-XRF ebook
Solar Cells / Photovoltaics
- Characterising photovoltaics and solar cells with Raman Spectroscopy – Article – Renishaw InVia
- RoHS (Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances) – Map elements and detect traces of toxic substances using micro-XRF –
- Bruker M4 Tornado
- See lots of example images in our micro-XRF ebook
- Elemental analysis of thin film solar cells, in both air and vacuums, using micro-XRF. Suitable for in-line analysis during manufacturing and for final product testing – Bruker M4 Tornado – Application Note
XRD in Battery Materials Development
An overview of how X-Ray Diffraction is used in battery development and energy storage materials analysis, including in-situ and in-operando measurements. More details…
Highest Resolution Imaging with FEG-SEM
FEG-SEM image of a fuel cell, taken with the Thermo Scientific Phenom Pharos G2, the only desktop FEG-SEM system. This technique delivers the very highest resolution imaging compared to regular SEM. More about FEG-SEM…
XPS Battery Materials Development
XPS is a highly surface-specific analytical technique. In this example, XPS was used to analyse li-ion battery electrode materials for a better understanding of the SEI layer.
Car battery image courtesy of Tennen-Gas (Wikimedia Commons)
