In-situ X-ray Diffraction
Understanding the behaviour of materials or devices and the chemical and structural changes during operation or in different environments is often critical, but difficult to analyse without synchrotron beam time. The X-ray Platform has a number of in-situ chambers that allows in-house XRD study of materials at variable temperatures and in differing atmospheric conditions:
- Variable temperature range from -180oC to +1200oC
- N2, air or vacuum conditions (other gases available on request)
The samples we have studied using variable temperature XRD are broad and include geological materials, metals, solar cells, milk fats, battery electrodes, fish oils and semiconductor materials.
We can also design and run bespoke experiments with you such as:
- In-situ electrochemical XRD measurements for membranes, films or other devices
- Photocurrent conversion measurements for perovskite based X-ray detectors
Please take a look at the D8 Advance on our instrumentation page for in-situ chamber technical specifications
A membrane in an electrochemical in-situ XRD setup to monitor the crystalline structure change as a voltage is applied
An optical electronic device in a customised setup for current/voltage (IV) measurement under X-ray illumination