X-ray and Synchrotron FTIR Studies of Partially Decomposed Magnesium Borohydride

Synchrotron X-Ray Studies of Surface Disordering Semiconductor Surface Studies

Combined X-ray and Raman Studies on the Effect of Cobalt Additives on the Decomposition of Magnesium Borohydride

Magnesium borohydride (Mg(BH4)2) is one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials. Its kinetics of hydrogen desorption, reversibility, and complex reaction pathways during decomposition and rehydrogenation, however, present a challenge, which has been often addressed by using transition metal compounds as additives. In this work the decomposition of Mg(BH4)2 ball-milled with CoCl2 and Co...

Synchrotron X–ray Studies of Austenite and Bainitic Ferrite

High resolution synchrotron X–ray diffraction has been used to conduct in situ studies of the temporal evolution of phases during the isothermal growth of bainite. Two populations of austenitic material were identified: one corresponding to the initial austenite, the other to the carbon–enriched austenite associated with the bainitic ferrite. The observed lattice parameters and the asymmetry of...

Neutron and Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering Studies of Superconductors

Superconductors hold the promise for a more stable and efficient electrical grid, but new isotropic, high-temperature superconductors are needed in order to reduce cable manufacturing costs. The effort to understand high-temperature superconductivity, especially in the layered cuprates, provides guidance to the search for new superconductors. Neutron scattering has long provided an important pr...

Oxides: neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction studies

We shall review some results from several areas of oxide science in which neutron scattering and X-ray synchrotron scattering exercise a complementary role to high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The very highresolution time-of-flight neutron diffraction technique and its role in studies of the magnetic structure of oxides will especially be reviewed. The selected topics of structu...