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Massbox's 3D reconstructions of battery electrodes enable:
- Contaminants and failures identified and diagnosed
- Spatial distributions of lithium ions and solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer components understood
- Breakthroughs in new battery chemistries and cell geometries achieved
This silicon anode is 40 microns thick and deposited on a copper current collector. The analysis examined an area of 1 mm by 1 mm with a 50-micron lateral resolution, continuing until Massbox ablated through the anode and into the copper foil. Because each voxel contains a full mass spectrum of data, this dataset allows cell manufacturers to:
-Understand lithium-ion distribution at different charge states
-Characterize SEI layer formation
-Identify trace contaminants
Shorten your R&D timeline and bring next-generation batteries to market faster. Spatial understanding of lithium and SEI layer components in electrodes is critical to optimizing the cell's performance, enhancing cycle life, and improving safety.
Characterizing the uniformity of the electrode's active elements ensures consistent quality and eliminates defects before expensive failures occur. Maximize production efficiency with precise analytical data.
Establish market leadership with advanced analytical capabilities that competitors can't match. Access breakthrough battery development insights that enable faster innovation cycles and more efficient deployment of advanced battery technologies.
Touch-screen controls and automatic element identification deliver laboratory-quality results without complex operations or specialized training. Transform your entire team into elemental analysis experts immediately.
Detect metal alloy particles, identify cross-contamination between anode and cathode production lines, and locate process-related defects at the micron scale. Trace contamination sources back to specific manufacturing steps, whether from raw materials, equipment wear, or environmental factors, enabling immediate corrective action.
Diagnose lithium plating versus SEI formation, map detrimental lithium accumulation patterns, and chemically diagnose the cause of poor performance. Analyze failed cells layer by layer to understand exactly where and why degradation occurred, providing critical insights for preventing future failures and optimizing cell design.
Perform analysis under high vacuum conditions that preserve the integrity of moisture- and air-sensitive battery materials. Maintain sample authenticity throughout the measurement process, ensuring accurate characterization of lithium metal, solid electrolytes, and other reactive components without oxidation or hydrolysis artifacts.
Advanced algorithms automatically identify elements based on isotopic patterns and mass spectral signatures, eliminating the need for manual peak interpretation or extensive mass spectrometry knowledge. Get reliable elemental identification from lithium to uranium with confidence intervals and quantitative results.
Chemical analysis allows engineers to determine the source of contamination and prevent future issues.
Massbox rapidly identifies and diagnoses contaminant particles in battery electrodes with unprecedented precision. In this demonstration, Massbox analyzed a graphite anode sample to showcase its ability to detect and determine the chemistry of micron-scale contaminant particles across millimeter-scale areas.
Massbox's intuitive user interface helps users quickly navigate through the high-resolution elemental mapping data.
Massbox reliably quantifies trace elements from lithium to uranium with high accuracy compared to known values.
Massbox provides both broad-scale elemental mapping and depth profiling in a single desktop instrument.
