SAXS-/WAXS-/GISAXS -system SAXSpoint 2.0
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is a non-destructive method to perform structural investigations of materials, particles and surfaces in the nanometer scale.
X-rays are scattered by the sample and create a scattering pattern specific and representative for its nanostructure.
With the SAXSpoint 2.0 instrument, SAXS and WAXS (wide angle X-ray scattering) measurements can be run. Additionally, grazing-incidence scattering can be performed to characterize surfaces and thin films.
Determination of:
Particle size and size distribution
Particle shape
Internal structure and structural changes
Crystallinity
Porosity
Samples:
The method can be applied to various samples in solid or liquid state such as biological matters, surfactants and liquid crystals, nanoparticles, emulsions and dispersions, polymers.
Accessories:
Sample holders for liquid and solid samples
GISAXS-stage
Flow cell
Heating stages for temperatures up to 600°C
In publications, use of the Somapp Lab facilities might be acknowledged as follows:
'The authors would like to acknowledge use of the Somapp Lab, a core facility supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, the Graz University of Technology, the University of Graz and Anton Paar GmbH.’