In-situ X-ray scattering investigations at ROBL

The beamline BM20 operated by the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf is located at ESRF storage ring and divided into two stations for spectroscopy and diffraction in the range of 6 to 30 keV. The core competences of material research station are different in-situ X-ray scattering and diffraction investigations also combined with X-ray spectroscopy using a dual magnetron sputtering deposition chamber. Hereby the syntheses of SiO2/GeOx multilayers to create Ge nanocrystalls with well defined sizes by thermal decomposition afterward or directly by sputtering at elevated temperature were investigated. These are promising materials is in the field of solar cells. On the other side by the use a hemispherical Beryllium dome (optional with electrical resitivity four-point setup) the catalyst formation for the carbon nano tubes synthesis was characterized by in-situ diffraction experiment under controlled reactive atmosphere. By in-situ investigations process were characterized on-line and structural und functional properties are correlated directly with each other, which increase the comprehension of synthesis and processing of functional materials.