Single-crystal diffractometer coupled with double-sided laser heating system at the Extreme Conditions Beamline P02.2
Elena Bykova1, Georgios Aprilis2, Maxim Bykov3
1Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestrasse 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany.
Abstract:
Combination of in situ laser heating with single-crystal X-ray diffraction (scXRD) in diamond anvil cells (DACs) provides a tool to study crystal structures and/or chemistry of materials at simultaneous high pressures and high temperatures. Here, we describe the first dedicated single-crystal X-ray diffractometer coupled with double-sided laser heating (dsLH) system. The scXRD/dsLH setup was developed for the P02.2 Extreme Conditions Beamline at PETRA III and became available for general users in 2017. It enables the collection of reliable scXRD data at simultaneous high pressure and high temperature. We demonstrate the performance of the setup on example of studies of iron and chromium nitrides.
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