Versatile in situ powder X-ray diffraction cells for solid-gas investigations
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Summary, in English
This paper describes new sample cells and techniques for in situ powder X-ray diffraction specifically designed for gas absorption studies up to ca 300 bar (1 bar = 100 000 Pa) gas pressure. The cells are for multipurpose use, in particular the study of solid-gas reactions in dosing or flow mode, but can also handle samples involved in solid-liquid-gas studies. The sample can be loaded into a single-crystal sapphire (Al2O3) capillary, or a quartz (SiO2) capillary closed at one end. The advantages of a sapphire single-crystal cell with regard to rapid pressure cycling are discussed, and burst pressures are calculated and measured to be similar to 300 bar. An alternative and simpler cell based on a thin-walled silicate or quartz glass capillary, connected to a gas source via a VCR fitting, enables studies up to similar to 100 bar. Advantages of the two cell types are compared and their applications are illustrated by case studies.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2010
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1456-1463
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Applied Crystallography
Volym
43
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
International Union of Crystallography
Ämne
- Natural Sciences
- Physical Sciences
Nyckelord
- solid-gas reactions
- powder X-ray diffraction
- X-ray diffraction cells
- hydrogen absorption
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1600-5767