Battery/Energy Material Analysis | Thermo Fisher Scientific

Pack more power into longer-lasting energy sources

Longer-lasting energy sources and batteries continue to be pivotal for many industries, particularly the automotive industry.

Avenues of investigation surrounding energy often focus on lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, fuel cells and other sources of energy storage and conduction. Through application notes and webinars, we’ll demonstrate how to analyze the battery/energy storage component using critical technologies like Raman and XPS, as well as XRF and XRD. Rheometry can also be utilized for the mechanical analysis of electrode coating materials and printing pastes for solar panels.

Popular products for energy-related material analysis

Nexsa X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) System

ESCALAB 250Xi X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) Microprobe

DXR3xi Raman Imaging Microscope

Featured videos

Developing battery and fuel cell materials with Raman spectroscopy

Using Raman Microscopy in electrochemistry for battery and fuel cell storage research.

Analyzing surface chemistry of battery and energy storage materials with XPS techniques

XPS instrument with multi-technique capabilities and high throughput for the analysis of cathodes, anodes and separator materials, such as looking at the surface chemistry of pristine electrodes and comparing to the surface chemistry of used electrodes.

Energy-related Materials Analysis resources

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Technique	Asset Type	Asset Title
Electron Microscopy, IC, ICP-OES, GC-MS, microCT, Raman, Spectroscopy, Spectrometry, XPS	Application Note Compendium	Chemical, Elemental and Structural Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Electron Microscopy, microCT, NMR, Spectroscopy, Spectrometry, Rheometry and Extrusion, Viscometry, XRD, XRF	Brochure	Analytical Solutions for Improved Battery and Energy Storage Products
EDS, FTIR, Mass Spectrometry, Raman, XPS	Presentation	From Surface To Cell: Understanding the Lithium Ion Battery
	Webinar
EDS, WDS	Webinar
EDXRF	Application Note	Analysis of Automotive Catalytic Converter to Determine Precious Metal Content
EDXRF	Application Note	Analysis of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Solar Cells with EDXRF
EDXRF, XRD	Application Note	Investigation of a CIGS Solar Cell with XRD and EDXRF
FIB, SEM	Poster	3D Imaging of Energy Materials Poster: Batteries and Fuel Cells
FTIR, Raman	Article	Trace Degradation Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Components
ICP-MS	Webinar
Mass Spectrometry	Blog Post	Lithium-Ion Battery Failure Analysis
microCT	Application Note	Uncovering Internal Structure Defects in Lithium Ion Battery Foils
Raman	Application note	Ex Situ Raman Analysis of Lithium Ion Batteries
Raman	Application note	In situ Raman Analysis of Lithium Ion Batteries
Raman	Application note	Raman Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Components – Part I: Cathodes
Raman	Application note	Raman Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Components – Part II: Anodes
Raman	Application note	Raman Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Components – Part III: Electrolytes
Raman	Webinar
Raman	Webinar
Raman	Webinar
WDXRF	Application Note	Total Chloride Analysis in Catalysts using WDXRF
XPS	Application Note	Analysis of Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
XPS	Application Note	Compositional XPS Analysis of a Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell
XPS	Application Note	Characterization of Thin Gold Layers on Steel Separators for Fuel Cell Applications
XPS	Application Note	K-Alpha: Mapping of the Work Function of a Damaged Solar Cell
XPS	Application Note	Surface Chemical-State Analysis of Metal Oxide Catalysts
XPS	Application Note	Studying the Oxidation of a Cobalt-based Catalyst using XPS
XPS	Application Note	XPS Characterization of a Membrane Electrode Assembly from a Proton Exchange Fuel Cell
XPS	Application Note	Spectroscopic Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Material with XPS
XPS	Application Note	XPS Characterization of a Membrane Electrode Assembly from a Proton Exchange Fuel Cell
XRD	Application Note	Investigation of Ni on Si Thin Film with ARL EQUINOX 100 X-ray Diffractometer

Analytical techniques for battery and energy storage characterization

Growth in the global lithium-ion battery market is largely driven by increased usage in electric vehicles, grid storage, and portable consumer electronics where its higher energy density over that of lead-acid batteries is of primary importance. In order to increase performance and to obtain a better understanding of degradation mechanisms further research is required.

Evaluation of batteries and battery components requires a variety of analytical methods to study bulk materials and component surfaces at various scales.

Our brochure Analytical Solutions for Improved Battery and Energy Storage Products covers the range of materials characterization tools for battery analysis and product formulation.

This brochure covers the value of several analytical techniques in battery and energy storage research