During the production of lithium-ion batteries, both the exact elemental composition and examination for contamination of the materials used is extremely important, because they decidedly influence the performance and lifetime of the battery. It is necessary to analyze trace elements in graphite, the anode material, main and minor components and traces in the cathode material, consisting of lithium metal oxides, as well as lithium salts, which are used as source materials but also as electrolytes. With the
SPECTRO ARCOS ICP-OES spectrometer and the
SPECTRO XEPOS X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, SPECTRO offers the right analytical instruments for this application. With high detection sensitivity and precision but also analytical speed and user-friendliness, they are ideally suited to use in the battery industry.