# Advancing Battery Manufacturing: Synchrotron Characterization for Industry

## TL;DR

This paper reviews how synchrotron X-ray techniques can improve battery manufacturing by diagnosing material issues and degradation pathways.

## Contribution

The paper highlights novel applications of synchrotron characterization to address manufacturing challenges in batteries.

## Key findings

- Synchrotron X-ray techniques provide detailed insights into electrode heterogeneity and internal defects.
- These methods reveal degradation pathways not detectable with conventional tools.
- Collaboration between academia and industry is key to advancing battery manufacturing using synchrotron tools.

## Abstract

Large-scale battery manufacturing requires understanding
the fundamental
principles of materials and interfaces and relies on advanced techniques
for detailed interrogation. Despite advancements in the industrial
scale production and their associated quality control tools, challenges
such as electrode heterogeneity, internal defects, and large-scale
material waste (e.g., scrap) can hamper manufacturing. Synchrotron
X-ray characterization techniques offer spatial, temporal, and chemical
resolution that can provide diagnostic insights for metrology across
various manufacturing steps. This review examines the use of synchrotron
tools to advance understanding of key steps in the battery manufacturing
process. Recent examples demonstrate how synchrotron methods resolve
manufacturing challenges and uncover degradation pathways that are
otherwise inaccessible. Future directions for advancing battery manufacturing
emphasize collaboration between academia and industry through the
use of synchrotron X-ray techniques.