2016 X-ray Scattering

SAXS / GISAXS / XRD / XRR

▶ Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)

Dissertation: H Xu, et al. Structure and Properties of Thermoresponsive Diblock Copolymers Embedded with Metal Oxide Nanoparticles [D]. TU & LMU München. 2016 [Link] [Poster]

Experimental

Figure 4-1: Geometry of small angle X-ray scattering technique.

Figure 4-1: Geometry of small angle X-ray scattering technique.

Figure 5-2: SAXS 2D profiles of iron salt / PS-b-PNIPAM DBC nanocomposites with [Fe]/[NIPAM] molecular ratio of 0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.1 corresponding to figure a) to e).

▶ Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS)

Dissertation: H Xu, et al. Structure and Properties of Thermoresponsive Diblock Copolymers Embedded with Metal Oxide Nanoparticles [D]. TU & LMU München. 2016 [Link] [Poster]

Experimental

Figure 4-7: Geometry of grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering technique.

Figure 4-8: The Australian SAXS beamline at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste.

▶ Gold-Sputtering GISAXS at DESY

Dissertation: H Xu, et al. Structure and Properties of Thermoresponsive Diblock Copolymers Embedded with Metal Oxide Nanoparticles [D]. TU & LMU München. 2016 [Link] [Poster]

Experimental

Figure 4-9: P03 MINAXS beamline of the PETRA III storage ring at DESY in Hamburg with a) axial view of flying tube and b) side view of sputter chamber.

Figure 5-20: Time evolution of GISAXS 2D intensity patterns from a) 0 min to i) 40 min for bare PS-b- PNIPAM thin film during Au nanoparticles sputtering process.

Figure 5-23: a) 2D time-resolved mapping showing the temporal intensity evolution of GISAXS vertical cuts at qy= 0 nm-1. The Yoneda peak positons of Au, PS-b-PNIPAM and Si are marked on the left. b) Intensity evolution of GISAXS vertical cuts at qy= 0 nm-1 with stacking on intensity scale for comparison.