Device, system and method for x-ray diffraction analysis of an electrode of an electrochemical cell, at operating temperature and under current

Abstract

A device keeps an electrochemical cell under current and at operating temperature during an X-ray beam diffraction analysis of a first electrode, the cell comprising a solid electrolyte interposed between the electrodes. The device comprises: first and second interconnectors having contact faces contacting the electrodes, which allow a gas flow and exchange between the interconnectors and the electrodes. The contact face of the first interconnector allows an X-ray beam to pass to the first electrode. A thermal and atmospheric containment chamber has an inner cavity housing a stack formed from the cell between the interconnectors and a cover closing the cavity, provided with a window allowing X-rays to pass through, the first interconnector being intended to be arranged facing the cover. The contact face of each interconnector is a slotted element; slotted portions of the slotted element are uniformly arranged and form 30% to 80% of the element's surface area.