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A lab-based X-Ray diffractometer with fast time resolution for operando battery studies
Energy Materials and Devices
Available online: 26 February 2025
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The oprando X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique is a crucial characterization tool that enables the real-time monitoring of structural changes in materials under reaction conditions. This work introduces a lab-based diffractometer capable of capturing a full XRD spectrum within 10 seconds. The instrument features several advanced capabilities: (1) It utilizes a Ga-In alloy metal-jet X-ray source to achieve high X-ray flux, with a brightness reaching up to 3.2×1010 photons/(s×mm2×mrad2) ; (2) it employs an ellipsoidal mirror with multilayer coating to produce quasi-parallel monochromatic light, characterized by a divergence of 0.6 mrad and an energy resolution of 5.9×10−3; (3) it is equipped with a high-efficiency, high signal-to-noise ratio Pilatus 3R 1M detector for collecting diffraction signals. These features enable its powerful application in studying rapid phase transition processes in Li-ion batteries, especially under extreme fast charge-discharge conditions. The data quality obtained is comparable to that of synchrotron radiation XRD.

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