In-situ techniques
Temperature dependent XRD analyses:
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/BRUKER+D8+Davinci.jpg/a8ccb8ce-a245-42b3-a68d-bcae9ea9ce2e?t=1533800577000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/BRUKER+D8+Davinci.jpg/a8ccb8ce-a245-42b3-a68d-bcae9ea9ce2e?t=1533800577000)
RT ≤ T ≤ 1100°C
- Sample positioned on heating plate (AlN support)
- Application to thin films and bulk.
- Heating device: Anton Paar GmbH
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/IPDSII.jpg/dff80f33-30fc-43d1-a65d-8fcc019121d1?t=1533800663000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/IPDSII.jpg/dff80f33-30fc-43d1-a65d-8fcc019121d1?t=1533800663000)
RT ≤ T ≤ 800°C
- Local N2 heat stream.
- Application to single crystals and powders in caillaries.
- Heating device: Stoe & Cie
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/IPDSII_2.jpg/964b5a0e-4c79-4184-84bd-69f2bf18d98e?t=1533800839000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/IPDSII_2.jpg/964b5a0e-4c79-4184-84bd-69f2bf18d98e?t=1533800839000)
-150°C ≤ T ≤ 200°C
- Local N2 cooling / heat stream
- Application to single crystals and powders, liquids and suspensions in capillaries
- Cooling / Heating device: Oxford Cryosystems
Reactions on the XRD Instrument:
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/XRD.jpg/1267054e-bb2c-4efb-81b6-bd15b30b7159?t=1533801136000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/XRD.jpg/1267054e-bb2c-4efb-81b6-bd15b30b7159?t=1533801136000)
T ≤ 600°C
- Gas mixtures of N2, H2, NH3, C2H4 (atmospheric pressure, flow mode)
- Surface treatment with HCl
- Large (20 mm × 5 mm) sample size
- Applicable to Bruker D8, Panalytical X‘Pert
- Custom built by FH Bern/Empa
Mechanical stresses on the SAXS / WAXD instrument:
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/SAXSWAXD.jpg/af87f978-6148-4e0a-a8e1-c288b3405282?t=1533801303000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/SAXSWAXD.jpg/af87f978-6148-4e0a-a8e1-c288b3405282?t=1533801303000)
Stress-strain analysis
- Adaptable on Nanostar and Molmet systems
- Accessible 2Ɵmax=22°
- Application to membranes, fibers and thin films
- Tensile stage: Anton Paar GmbH
Fluidics on the SAXS instrument:
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/SAXS.jpg/da5f14bc-f274-4116-bc05-8518121b6e33?t=1533801562000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/SAXS.jpg/da5f14bc-f274-4116-bc05-8518121b6e33?t=1533801562000)
Fast dynamical studies ( <1s )
- Accessible qmin=0.04 nm-1
- Application to particle agglomeration in-vitro self-assemblies, biosynthesis and crystal nucleation and growth
- Equipped with four low pressure neMESYS pumps
Humidity studies on micro-CT and phase contrast-CT:
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/MicroCT.jpg/2c5c66dd-1cf4-4771-afed-eb53561269c6?t=1533801899000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/MicroCT.jpg/2c5c66dd-1cf4-4771-afed-eb53561269c6?t=1533801899000)
Climatic chamber:
- Relative humidity control
- Temperature range: ambient to 85°C
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/GenRH-Temperature.jpg/f2126fdf-3d4f-44c5-b0c4-002ed3b9eb3d?t=1620304045000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/GenRH-Temperature.jpg/f2126fdf-3d4f-44c5-b0c4-002ed3b9eb3d?t=1620304045000)
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GenRH-Temperature and humidity generator
Mechanical stresses on nano-CT:
![https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/NanoCT.jpg/b19f6b95-6f3e-4d51-86b9-1640240bf74b?t=1533801774000](https://carboquant.empa.ch/documents/56073/4936864/NanoCT.jpg/b19f6b95-6f3e-4d51-86b9-1640240bf74b?t=1533801774000)
Deben CT5000-RT in-situ tensile stage:
- tensile and compression testing
- operating at room temperature
- Exchangeable load cells 500N, 2kN, 5kN