Title: Simultaneous multiplexed materials characterization using a high-precision hard X-ray micro-slit array

Abstract

Here, the needs both for increased experimental throughput and forin operandocharacterization of functional materials under increasingly realistic experimental conditions have emerged as major challenges across the whole of crystallography. A novel measurement scheme that allows multiplexed simultaneous measurements from multiple nearby sample volumes is presented. This new approach enables better measurement statistics or direct probing of heterogeneous structure, dynamics or elemental composition. To illustrate, the submicrometer precision that optical lithography provides has been exploited to create a multiplexed form of ultra-small-angle scattering based X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (USAXS-XPCS) using micro-slit arrays fabricated by photolithography. Multiplexed USAXS-XPCS is applied to follow the equilibrium dynamics of a simple colloidal suspension. While the dependence of the relaxation time on momentum transfer, and its relationship with the diffusion constant and the static structure factor, follow previous findings, this measurements-in-parallel approach reduces the statistical uncertainties of this photon-starved technique to below those associated with the instrument resolution. More importantly, we note the potential of the multiplexed scheme to elucidate the response of different components of a heterogeneous sample underidenticalexperimental conditions in simultaneous measurements. Lastly, in the context of the X-ray synchrotron community, this scheme is, in principle, applicable to all in-line synchrotron techniques. Indeed, itmore » has the potential to open a new paradigm for in operando characterization of heterogeneous functional materials, a situation that will be even further enhanced by the ongoing development of multi-bend achromat storage ring designs as the next evolution of large-scale X-ray synchrotron facilities around the world.« less

Authors:

Zhang, Fan ^[1]; Allen, Andrew J. ^[1]; Levine, Lyle E. ^[1]; Mancini, Derrick C. ^[2]; Ilavsky, Jan ^[3]

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1. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
2. Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Publication Date:

Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

OSTI Identifier:

1241305

Grant/Contract Number:  

AC02-06CH11357; NSF/CHE-1346572

Resource Type:

Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online)

Additional Journal Information:

Journal Name: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online); Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1600-5775

Publisher:

International Union of Crystallography

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; heterogenous structure; measurement-in-parallel; multiplexed materials characterization; simultaneous in operando characterization; uncertainty reduction