AZtecBattery is a dedicated tool for the detection of contamination in powders used in the Li-ion battery supply chain. For more licensing details and system requirements, please visit: Oi View - Licenses
✓ Detectors: compatible with all Oxford Instruments EDS detectors, including legacy models. No detector upgrade required.
! Base software: requires AZtecFeature to be purchased, installed and licensed first. AZtecBattery is an application module that runs inside AZtecFeature.
! Software: requires AZtec 6.2 or later already installed on your acquisition PC. Check your version and how to update.
✓ Microscope: any SEM or FIB-SEM running AZtec. Automated stage control is needed for large-area runs.
Only one license can be generated per order.
Once you have purchased AZtecBattery you will receive the product key in an email notification from no-reply@estore.oxinst.com or noreply.NA.softwarelicensing@sentinelcloud.com, which will also include instructions on how to activate the licence.
Please read this document for more on how to activate your licence.
*Price excludes local sales taxes which will be applied at checkout.
AZtecBattery is an application module for AZtecFeature. It is not a standalone product. You must already own and have installed AZtecFeature on your acquisition PC. Because AZtecBattery runs inside AZtecFeature, it inherits the same hardware compatibility: it works with every Oxford Instruments EDS detector and with any SEM or FIB-SEM that already runs AZtec.
When contamination threatens battery performance, yield and safety, you need answers you can trust. AZtecBattery helps you rapidly identify contaminant particles and understand their source, from the mining facility through to the battery manufacturing plant, enabling faster corrective action.
• Accurately identify the elemental composition of contaminants, making it easier to determine their origin and eliminate recurring issues
• Analyse more than 120,000 particles per hour, hardware dependent, without compromising confidence in results
• Stable spectral resolution at high throughput and outstanding low-energy performance help you detect and distinguish the light elements that are often critical in battery materials
• Detect contaminants whether they appear brighter or darker than the surrounding powder
• Quickly update classification schemes to accommodate newly discovered contamination sources
• Reconstruct large particles across multiple fields of view for accurate size, morphology and compositional measurements
• Target particles within critical size ranges using advanced morphological filtering
• Automatically assess contamination levels through survey scans and optimise acquisition without operator intervention
• Maintain sharp focus across large sample areas with automated Z-focus
• Guide users through every stage of the workflow with configurable step notes
• Reduce training requirements with an intuitive, guided workflow
• Improve reproducibility using pre-defined analysis settings and standard operating procedures embedded in the software
• Run completion summary with validation reports on SEM beam stability and EDS detector resolution
• Move seamlessly from automated particle analysis to detailed X-ray mapping and AutoPhaseMap (FeaturePhase) investigation of identified contaminants
• Extend battery materials research using integrated EDS and EBSD analysis within the same software environment
• Add Ultim Extreme Infinity for low-energy analysis of beam-sensitive materials
Cathode and anode powder cleanliness, incoming raw material inspection, supplier qualification and contamination source tracing across the Li-ion battery supply chain.
For the complete product detail, application notes and publications, see: AZtecBattery on nano.oxinst.com.
COMPATIBILITY:
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Required Base Software |
AZtecFeature (required). AZtecBattery is a licensed application module and will not run without an active AZtecFeature licence on the same PC |
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Minimum AZtec version |
AZtec 6.2 |
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EDS Detectors |
All Oxford Instruments EDS detectors: Ultim Max, Ultim Extreme, Xplore, and legacy X-Max / X-Act |
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Multiple Detectors |
Up to four in parallel, 680 mm² total active area
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| Microscopes |
Any SEM or FIB-SEM running AZtec. Automated stage control required for large-area acquisition |
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Operating System |
Windows 10/11 64-bit |
CAPIBILITY & LICENSING:
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Max particles / fields per sample |
200,000 particles and 10,000 fields per sample |
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Included Tools |
Dedicated contaminant classification, optimised acquisition settings, custom step notes, particle reconstruction, morphology filtering, Tru-Q IQ, live chemical imaging
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Follow on Analysis |
X-ray mapping, AutoPhaseMap (FeaturePhase), integrated EDS and EBSD
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Peak Throughput |
In excess of 120,000 particles per hour (hardware dependent)
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Quantification |
Tru-Q / Tru-Q IQ with pulse pile-up correction; TruMap peak deconvolution |
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Data Export |
Reports to Microsoft Word; data export to Microsoft Excel; H5OINA format |
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License Type |
Permanent License. Periodic updates available through OI View Portal |
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Licenses per order |
One. Dongle locked to the acquisition PC. |
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