In situ spin coater for multimodal grazing incidence x-ray scattering studies

Coffey, Aidan H.; Slack, Jonathan; Cornell, Earl; Yang, Lee L.; Anderson, Kevan; Wang, Kang; Dou, Letian; Zhu, Chenhui

doi:10.1063/5.0159297

Title: In situ spin coater for multimodal grazing incidence x-ray scattering studies

Journal Article · 27 September 2023 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0159297 · OSTI ID:2282988

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (United States)

We present herein a custom-made, in situ, multimodal spin coater system with an integrated heating stage that can be programmed with spinning and heating recipes and that is coupled with synchrotron-based, grazing-incidence wide- and small-angle x-ray scattering. The spin coating system features an adaptable experimental chamber, with the ability to house multiple ancillary probes such as photoluminescence and visible optical cameras, to allow for true multimodal characterization and correlated data analysis. This system enables monitoring of structural evolutions such as perovskite crystallization and polymer self-assembly across a broad length scale (2 Å–150 nm) with millisecond temporal resolution throughout a complete thin film fabrication process. The use of this spin coating system allows scientists to gain a deeper understanding of temporal processes of a material system, to develop ideal conditions for thin film manufacturing.

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Research Organization:: Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0009519; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2282988

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 94, Issue 9; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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