The instruments of the two Grenoble facilities that fit the questions, read on their own pages on 3 November 2026, with what each is best at here and which proposal uses it. Values the pages did not give are marked "nv" and are to be confirmed with the instrument's contact. Other facilities (PSI, ISIS, MLZ, ALBA, SESAME, the Spanish and Moroccan routes) come after the first design.
Spain is a Scientific Member (since 1987); Morocco is not. At least two-thirds of the proposers must come from member countries (ILL co-proposers do not count); otherwise only Director's Discretionary Time (5 % of beam time). Next standard deadline: 15 February 2027; second round in September. Reactor: a shutdown from November 2026 to March 2027; cycle 202 runs 23 March – 24 May 2027, later 2027 cycles not yet published.
| Instrument | What it offers | Best for, here | Used in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2B · high-resolution powder diffractometer primary |
λ = 1.594 Å optimum (also 1.051–3.152 Å); Δd/d \(\approx\) \(5\times10^{-4}\); 2\(\theta\) to 160°; 128 ³He tubes; scans of about 30 min; furnace 200–1000 K, cryofurnace, cryostat; automatic sample changer (positions nv). | Li and Ni on both layers, Ni against Mn and Co, z(O) and oxygen occupancy, cycled electrodes. | P1 · F01, F02, F03, F06 | page |
| D20 · high-intensity two-axis diffractometer alternative |
λ = 1.30 Å Cu(200) at \(\approx\) \(9.8\times10^{7}\) n \(\mathrm{cm}^{-2}\) \(\mathrm{s}^{-1}\), Ge(113) 0.85–2.41 Å at Δd/d \(\approx\) \(10^{-3}\); 1536-cell PSD over 153.6°; full patterns in seconds; furnace to 1100 °C. | Alternative to D2B for the key set; operando neutron cells in a later round. | P1 (alternative) | page |
| D1B · CRG (CNRS–CSIC) two-axis diffractometer alternative |
λ = 2.52 Å (\(7.9\times10^{6}\) n \(\mathrm{cm}^{-2}\) \(\mathrm{s}^{-1}\)) and 1.28 Å; FWHM 0.25° at 1.28 Å; 1280-cell PSD over 128°; furnace 300–1200 K. Half the time through ILL, half through CNRS/CSIC calls (spring and autumn). | A Spanish route for room-temperature surveys. | P1 (alternative) | page |
| XtremeD · CRG (INMA–CSIC) high-intensity diffractometer alternative |
λ = 1–3.5 Å (Si 115), 2.36–3.8 Å (HOPG); \(\approx\) \(2\times10^{7}\) n \(\mathrm{s}^{-1}\) \(\mathrm{cm}^{-2}\); 2D detector 130°\(\times 24\)°; furnace 300–1200 K. Time through ILL calls and Spanish national CRG calls. | A Spanish route for in situ work. | — | page |
| D4c · hot-source diffractometer for total scattering second-round |
λ \(\approx 0.7\), 0.5, 0.35 Å; 2\(\theta\) 1.5–140°; vanadium furnace to 1150 °C; available about half the time (shares beam tube H8). | Neutron PDF of the coated cathode and the interface. | P5 · F10 | page |
| D007 · polarised diffuse-scattering spectrometer not now |
Commissioned in 2024; user status for 2027 nv. | Separating incoherent scattering of Li and H. | — | page |
Spain is a member (4 %); Morocco is neither member nor associate: non-member groups get time through collaboration with member-country groups. Deadlines 1 March and 10 September, 17:00 CET; next 1 March 2027 (beam August 2027 – February 2028). A BAG needs a PI from a member country and at least three groups. 2027 schedule approved: 5328 h of user mode in five runs. ID11 accepts no proposals (pause from March 2027).
| Instrument | What it offers | Best for, here | Used in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID22 · high-resolution powder diffraction primary |
6–75 keV, routinely 31 or 35 keV; 13-channel Si(111) analyser with Eiger2 2M-W CdTe; instrumental FWHM \(\approx 0.0025\)° 2\(\theta\); robot for 75 capillaries; hot-air blower to \(\approx 950\) °C; fast-PDF to Q \(\approx 30\) Å⁻¹ at 70 keV. | The cell of all twelve with esd; phase content to \(\approx 0.1\) wt%; Y and La sites; resonant data at the Ni K edge. | P2 · F01, F04, F07, F08 | page |
| BM23 · X-ray absorption spectroscopy primary |
4.5–90 keV; transmission and fluorescence; Pilatus 1M for simultaneous XRD; holders for up to 52 samples, robot for more than 500. | Ni K, Mn K, Co K, Fe K, Sb K, Y K, La K, Nb K XANES/EXAFS. | P4 · F03, F04, F05, F10 | page |
| BM25 · SpLine, the Spanish CRG alternative |
5.0–39.5 keV; XANES/EXAFS and high-resolution powder diffraction with analyser; operated by ICMM-CSIC; 30 % of the time through ESRF, 70 % through the Spanish committee (calls in March and September; same form, "CRG proposal" ticked). | The Spanish route for XAS above 5 keV and a second diffraction option. | P2, P4 (alternative) | page |
| BM08 · LISA, the Italian CRG alternative |
4.0–90 keV; XAS and powder diffraction; HPGe detectors; cryostats, oven to 2000 K. | The Sc K edge (4.49 keV). | P4 (Sc K) | page |
| BM20 · ROBL (HZDR CRG) alternative |
2.6–36 keV; XAS, high-energy-resolution fluorescence detection, XES, XRD. | Sc K with high-resolution fluorescence. | P4 (Sc K) | page |
| ID15A · fast diffraction, PDF, operando primary |
20–280 keV; Pilatus CdTe detectors; capillary oven 300–1200 K; potentiostat, flow cells. | Operando and in situ heating diffraction; X-ray PDF. | P3, P5 · F06, F09, F10 | page |
| ID31 · high-energy diffraction primary |
21–150 keV; high-throughput robot (1056 samples in under 1 h); XRD and PDF; electrochemical cells. Academic mail-in nv. | Operando diffraction through working coin or pouch cells at high energy. | P3 · F09 | page |
| BM31 · SNBL, XAS + XRD + PDF on one sample second-round |
4.9–48 keV; Pilatus3 2M CdTe, Qmax 27 Å⁻¹; furnace to 900 °C; gas flow. | XAS + XRD on one sample in situ (heating of charged cathodes). | P3 (alternative) | page |
No current scheme takes one combined X-ray + neutron proposal for materials work: the practical route is separate ILL and ESRF proposals that cite each other. The Grenoble Battery Hub (ESRF, ILL, CEA, 2021) offers long-term ILL projects across several instruments; the ESRF European Battery Hub (EuBat, led by CEA) admits new partners after its pilot phase. Both worth a letter once P1 and P3 are drafted: the Hub was made for battery materials, and the cathode strand fits it best.
| Element | Edge | Energy | Beamline | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | K | 8.33 keV | BM23, BM25, BM08 | the Ni\(^{2}\)⁺/Ni\(^{3}\)⁺ balance (F03); resonant diffraction just below the edge at ID22 |
| Mn | K | 6.54 keV | BM23, BM25 | Mn\(^{4}\)⁺ |
| Co | K | 7.71 keV | BM23, BM25 | Co\(^{3}\)⁺ in the NCA line |
| Fe | K | 7.11 keV | BM23, BM25 | EXAFS range limited by Co K in Fe/Sb–NCA |
| Sb | K | 30.49 keV | BM23, BM08 | Sb\(^{3}\)⁺ or Sb\(^{5}\)⁺ (F05) |
| Y | K | 17.04 keV | BM23, BM25 | coordination of Y (F04) |
| La | K / L3 | 38.9 / 5.48 keV | BM23, BM08 (K) | La L3 close to the Mn and Fe K region; K preferred |
| Sc | K | 4.49 keV | BM08, BM20 | below BM25 and BM31, at BM23's edge |
| Nb | K | 18.99 keV | BM23, BM25 | the \(\mathrm{LiNbO_{3}}\) coating (F10) |
| Mg, Al, Na | K | 1.3, 1.56, 1.07 keV | — | soft X-rays, outside these beamlines: their sites by diffraction |
Edge energies from standard tables; the beamline ranges from the ESRF pages.