X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer for Non-Destructive Elemental Analysis

电化学能量转换技术，如燃料电池、电解槽和电池，为电网规模的电力管理和化石燃料运输的替代品提供了可行的解决方案。随着这些技术市场的出现和扩大，即使是性能的增量提高也可以显著降低成本。然而，为了正确评估性能，了解活性材料的组成和准确测量载荷是至关重要的。例如，燃料电池催化剂的活性是基于每单位面积催化剂（通常是昂贵的贵金属）的质量，而成分分析可以帮助了解电池材料的容量衰减。在Wilkinson博士等基础研究的推动下，为这些应用开发下一代材料，对于保持加拿大在这些领域的强势地位和满足这些技术的效率目标非常重要。

Electrochemical energy conversion technologies such as fuel cells, electrolysers, and batteries provide viable solutions for grid-scale power management and alternatives to fossil fuel-based transportation. As markets for these technologies emerge and expand, even incremental increases in performance can dramatically reduce costs. However, to correctly assess performance, it is crucial to understand the composition of the active materials and accurately measure the loading. For example, fuel cell catalyst activities are based on the mass of catalyst (usually expensive precious metals) per unit area while compositional analysis can help to understand capacity fade in battery materials. The development of the next generation of materials for these applications, facilitated by fundamental research such as Dr. Wilkinson’s, is very important to maintain Canada’s strong position in these fields and meet efficiency targets for these technologies.