RISING beamline (BL28XU) for rechargeable battery analysis

Abstract

The newly installed BL28XU beamline at SPring-8 is dedicated to in situ structural and electronic analysis of rechargeable batteries. It supports the time range (1 ms to 100 s) and spatial range (1 mm to 1 mm) needed for battery analysis. Electrochemical apparatus for battery charging and discharging are available in experimental hutches and in a preparation room. Battery analysis can be carried out efficiently and effectively using X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption fine-structure analysis and hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Here, the design and performance of the beamline are described, and preliminary results are presented.

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“…A number of facilities and beamlines are currently being created, upgraded, and refurbished around the world. On the basis of the knowledge and experience gained in the fi rst 10-20 years of large third-generation sources, new, dedicated beamlines are being installed for specifi c purposes, such as battery research, 6 by commercial companies. 49 These beamlines, for example, the Hard X-Ray Nanoprobe Facility at the National Synchrotron Light Source II at Brookhaven National Laboratory, are also combining a multitude of different scattering, diffraction, and imaging techniques.…”

“…Such materials are of worldwide interest, employing both synchrotron 6 and neutron radiation 7 on dedicated beamlines. Because of the availability of small and brilliant x-ray beams, small specimens can be investigated in tiny volumes under extreme conditions, as reviewed by B. Chen et al in their article on high-pressure studies.…”

Revisit to diffraction anomalous fine structure

“…The samples were mounted on a Huber eight-axis goniometer in asymmetric transmission geometry. DAFS measurements were carried out at beamline BL28XU (Tanida et al, 2014), SPring-8, Japan. Fig.…”