In Situ Liquid Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry: A Unique Tool for In Situ Molecular Analysis of Solid–Liquid and Liquid–Vacuum Interfaces
February 25, 2026 @ 15:00 – 16:00 CET
This month, the Mass Spectrometry Imaging webinar will introduce a new development in the Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) field, so-called liquid SIMS. This webinar will demonstrate its applications in different interfaces in materials and biomaterials science.
🕒 Time: 15:00–16:00 (presentation and discussion)
☕ Followed by: Informal discussion with the speaker, 16:00–16:30
📍 Format: Zoom
Meeting ID: 676 5338 5002
Passcode: 246386
About the speaker
Dr. Zihua Zhu, a chemist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), is an internationally known secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) expert with extensive experience in ToF-SIMS and NanoSIMS. His research has focused on the SIMS field for over 25 years, and he has published 160+ articles in high-impact journals. He was a key inventor (with 4 USA patents) of in situ liquid SIMS and is leading the applications of this new capability on better understanding complex chemistries occurring at solid-electrolyte interphase in novel Li ion batteries, electro-catalysis, biofilm growth, cell attachment, aerosol formation, ion solvation and initial nucleation of nanoparticle formation.
Selected publications
In Situ Mass Spectrometric Determination of Molecular Structural Evolution at the Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium-Ion Batteries, Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 6170−6176
In Situ Mass Spectrometric Monitoring of the Dynamic Electrochemical Process at the Electrode–Electrolyte Interface: a SIMS Approach, Anal. Chem. 2017, 89, 960−965
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