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Scanning coherent X-ray microscopy (ptychography) has gained considerable interest during the last decade since the performance of this indirect imaging technique does not necessarily rely on the quality of the X-ray optics and, in principle, can achieve highest spatial resolution in X-ray imaging. The method can be easily extended to 3D by adding standard tomographic reconstruction schemes. However, the tomographic reconstruction is often applied in a subsequent step using a sequence of aligned ptychographic 2D projections. In this contribution, we outline current developments of a GPU-accelerated framework for direct 3D ptychography, coupling 2D ptychography and tomography. The program utilizes a custom GPU-accelerated framework for ptychography that offers three distinct ptychographic reconstruction algorithms. The tomographic reconstruction runs simultaneously and uses numerical routines of the ASTRA Toolbox. This parallel-computing approach results in a high performance increase considerably reducing the reconstruction time of 3D ptychographic datasets.

Scanning coherent X-ray microscopy (ptychography) has gained considerable interest during the last decade since the performance of this indirect imaging technique does not necessarily rely on the quality of the X-ray optics and, in principle, can achieve highest spatial resolution in X-ray imaging. The method can be easily extended to 3D by adding standard tomographic reconstruction schemes. However, the tomographic reconstruction is often applied in a subsequent step using a sequence of aligned ptychographic 2D projections. In this contribution, we outline current developments of a GPU-accelerated framework for direct 3D ptychography, coupling 2D ptychography and tomography. The program utilizes a custom GPU-accelerated framework for ptychography that offers three distinct ptychographic reconstruction algorithms. The tomographic reconstruction runs simultaneously and uses numerical routines of the ASTRA Toolbox. This parallel-computing approach results in a high performance increase considerably reducing the reconstruction time of 3D ptychographic datasets.

The aim of the work is to develop an in-situ method for electrode microstructure investigation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In the first part, the preparation of a model battery using FIB-SEM system is described, which consists of lithium metal, ionic liquid, and lithium titanate oxide (LTO) attached on a micromanipulation needle by platinum deposition. The needle is used for handling and at the same time as a current collector, which facilitates subsequent analysis. Open-circuit voltage (OCV), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and galvanostatic cycling measurements (GCPL) was done on the cell assembled (and imaged) in SEM. After seven complete cycles, a cross-section of LTO electrode using FIB was prepared and the surface solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer was observed. Challenges connected with battery preparation are described and possible solutions for future testing are proposed. The work is evolved in cooperation with Thermo Fisher Scientific Brno.

The aim of the work is to develop an in-situ method for electrode microstructure investigation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In the first part, the preparation of a model battery using FIB-SEM system is described, which consists of lithium metal, ionic liquid, and lithium titanate oxide (LTO) attached on a micromanipulation needle by platinum deposition. The needle is used for handling and at the same time as a current collector, which facilitates subsequent analysis. Open-circuit voltage (OCV), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and galvanostatic cycling measurements (GCPL) was done on the cell assembled (and imaged) in SEM. After seven complete cycles, a cross-section of LTO electrode using FIB was prepared and the surface solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer was observed. Challenges connected with battery preparation are described and possible solutions for future testing are proposed. The work is evolved in cooperation with Thermo Fisher Scientific Brno.

The aim of the work is to develop an in-situ method for electrode microstructure investigation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In the first part, the preparation of a model battery using FIB-SEM system is described, which consists of lithium metal, ionic liquid, and lithium titanate oxide (LTO) attached on a micromanipulation needle by platinum deposition. The needle is used for handling and at the same time as a current collector, which facilitates subsequent analysis. Open-circuit voltage (OCV), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and galvanostatic cycling measurements (GCPL) was done on the cell assembled (and imaged) in SEM. After seven complete cycles, a cross-section of LTO electrode using FIB was prepared and the surface solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer was observed. Challenges connected with battery preparation are described and possible solutions for future testing are proposed. The work is evolved in cooperation with Thermo Fisher Scientific Brno.