skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: A Next-Generation Hard X-Ray Nanoprobe Beamline for In Situ Studies of Energy Materials and Devices

Abstract

The Advanced Photon Source is developing a suite of new X-ray beamlines to study materials and devices across many length scales and under real conditions. One of the flagship beamlines of the APS upgrade is the In Situ Nanoprobe (ISN) beamline, which will provide in situ and operando characterization of advanced energy materials and devices under varying temperatures, gas ambients, and applied fields, at previously unavailable spatial resolution and throughput. Examples of materials systems include inorganic and organic photovoltaic systems, advanced battery systems, fuel cell components, nanoelectronic devices, advanced building materials and other scientifically and technologically relevant systems. To characterize these systems at very high spatial resolution and trace sensitivity, the ISN will use both nanofocusing mirrors and diffractive optics to achieve spots sizes as small as 20 nm. Nanofocusing mirrors in Kirkpatrick–Baez geometry will provide several orders of magnitude increase in photon flux at a spatial resolution of 50 nm. Diffractive optics such as zone plates and/or multilayer Laue lenses will provide a highest spatial resolution of 20 nm. Coherent diffraction methods will be used to study even small specimen features with sub-10 nm relevant length scale. A high-throughput data acquisition system will be employed to significantly increase operationsmore » efficiency and usability of the instrument. The ISN will provide full spectroscopy capabilities to study the chemical state of most materials in the periodic table, and enable X-ray fluorescence tomography. In situ electrical characterization will enable operando studies of energy and electronic devices such as photovoltaic systems and batteries. We also describe the optical concept for the ISN beamline, the technical design, and the approach for enabling a broad variety of in situ studies. Furthermore, we discuss the application of hard X-ray microscopy to study defects in multi-crystalline solar cells, one of the lines of inquiries for which the ISN is being developed.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1228888
Report Number(s):
BNL-110963-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1073-5615
DOE Contract Number:  
SC00112704
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. B, Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 45; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1073-5615
Publisher:
ASM International
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Maser, Jong, Lai, Barry, Buonassisi, Toni, Cai, Zhonghou, Chen, Si, Finney, Lydia, Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte, Jacobsen, Chris, Preissner, Curt, Chris Roehrig, Rose, Volker, Shu, Deming, Vine, David, and Vogt, Stefan. A Next-Generation Hard X-Ray Nanoprobe Beamline for In Situ Studies of Energy Materials and Devices. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1007/s11661-013-1901-x.
Maser, Jong, Lai, Barry, Buonassisi, Toni, Cai, Zhonghou, Chen, Si, Finney, Lydia, Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte, Jacobsen, Chris, Preissner, Curt, Chris Roehrig, Rose, Volker, Shu, Deming, Vine, David, & Vogt, Stefan. A Next-Generation Hard X-Ray Nanoprobe Beamline for In Situ Studies of Energy Materials and Devices. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-1901-x
Maser, Jong, Lai, Barry, Buonassisi, Toni, Cai, Zhonghou, Chen, Si, Finney, Lydia, Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte, Jacobsen, Chris, Preissner, Curt, Chris Roehrig, Rose, Volker, Shu, Deming, Vine, David, and Vogt, Stefan. 2013. "A Next-Generation Hard X-Ray Nanoprobe Beamline for In Situ Studies of Energy Materials and Devices". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-1901-x.
@article{osti_1228888,
title = {A Next-Generation Hard X-Ray Nanoprobe Beamline for In Situ Studies of Energy Materials and Devices},
author = {Maser, Jong and Lai, Barry and Buonassisi, Toni and Cai, Zhonghou and Chen, Si and Finney, Lydia and Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte and Jacobsen, Chris and Preissner, Curt and Chris Roehrig and Rose, Volker and Shu, Deming and Vine, David and Vogt, Stefan},
abstractNote = {The Advanced Photon Source is developing a suite of new X-ray beamlines to study materials and devices across many length scales and under real conditions. One of the flagship beamlines of the APS upgrade is the In Situ Nanoprobe (ISN) beamline, which will provide in situ and operando characterization of advanced energy materials and devices under varying temperatures, gas ambients, and applied fields, at previously unavailable spatial resolution and throughput. Examples of materials systems include inorganic and organic photovoltaic systems, advanced battery systems, fuel cell components, nanoelectronic devices, advanced building materials and other scientifically and technologically relevant systems. To characterize these systems at very high spatial resolution and trace sensitivity, the ISN will use both nanofocusing mirrors and diffractive optics to achieve spots sizes as small as 20 nm. Nanofocusing mirrors in Kirkpatrick–Baez geometry will provide several orders of magnitude increase in photon flux at a spatial resolution of 50 nm. Diffractive optics such as zone plates and/or multilayer Laue lenses will provide a highest spatial resolution of 20 nm. Coherent diffraction methods will be used to study even small specimen features with sub-10 nm relevant length scale. A high-throughput data acquisition system will be employed to significantly increase operations efficiency and usability of the instrument. The ISN will provide full spectroscopy capabilities to study the chemical state of most materials in the periodic table, and enable X-ray fluorescence tomography. In situ electrical characterization will enable operando studies of energy and electronic devices such as photovoltaic systems and batteries. We also describe the optical concept for the ISN beamline, the technical design, and the approach for enabling a broad variety of in situ studies. Furthermore, we discuss the application of hard X-ray microscopy to study defects in multi-crystalline solar cells, one of the lines of inquiries for which the ISN is being developed.},
doi = {10.1007/s11661-013-1901-x},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1228888}, journal = {Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. B, Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science},
issn = {1073-5615},
number = 1,
volume = 45,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}