Lukas Werner "The Neutron Depth Profiling Instrument N4DP"

Thursday 14 May 2020, 09:30 → 10:30 Europe/Berlin

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Neutron depth profiling (NDP) is a nuclear analytical technique which is based on neutron absorption reactions. These reactions produce charged particles which loose energy when traveling out of a sample. This energy loss can be correlated to the production depth of the ions. Thereby a depth profile of the mother nuclei can be determined. This technique is mostly used for analysis of Lithium and Boron containing samples like Lithium ion batteries.

The N4DP instrument is a high precision NDP instrument set  up at the PGAA beamline which is connected to the high intensity cold neutron source of the FRM2. 

 This presentation will outline the current capabilities of the instrument. Several results achieved at the Instrument will be presented, with a focus on energy storage with lithium ion batteries. The talk will conclude with an overview of current, ongoing developments.