X-ray Microscopy and Tomography of Hydrogen Storage Materials

X-ray spectro-microscopy of complex materials and surfaces

The detailed understanding of complex materials used in information technology requires the use of state-of-the-art experimental techniques that provide information on the electronic and magnetic properties of the materials. The increasing miniaturization of components furthermore demands the use of techniques with spatial resolution down to the nanometer range. A means to satisfy both requirem...

X-ray and electron microscopy of actinide materials.

Actinide materials demonstrate a wide variety of interesting physical properties in both bulk and nanoscale form. To better understand these materials, a broad array of microscopy techniques have been employed, including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), high-angle annular dark-field imaging (HAADF), sc...

Focused issue on X-ray microscopy of biological materials.

The study of biological structures at different scales and resolution levels requires the use of imaging methods that are appropriate for each level of analysis. As recently reviewed in this journal (Volume 172, Issue 2 (2010)), the use of multiple, correlated methods is a powerful way to extend the analytical properties of each individual technique, normally resulting in more informative insig...

Recent developments in X-ray projection microscopy and X-ray microtomography applied to materials science

After a long period of sleeping, there is recently a spectacular revival of X-ray microscopy due to the progress in X-ray sources (synchrotron radiation), X-ray optics, and X-ray detectors. However most of the attempts in this field concern the use of soft X-rays to observe, with an improved resolution, biological specimens in their wet environment. In opposition to these trends, we try to demo...

Electrospun Nanofibrous Materials and Their Hydrogen Storage