
The Advanced Materials section aims at developing the scientific research at SOLEIL in materials science covering two main subtopics: materials engineering and quantum materials. The section gathers scientists from about 20 different beamlines with expertise in various experimental techniques including diffraction, scattering, reflectivity, spectroscopy, microscopy or imaging which can deal with the materials complexity in terms of structure, morphology, or electronic properties.
The Advanced Materials section aims at developing the scientific activities at Synchrotron SOLEIL in a broad field of research around materials science covering two main subtopics: materials engineering and quantum materials. The section gathers scientists from about 20 different beamlines with expertise in various experimental techniques including diffraction, scattering, reflectivity, spectroscopy, microscopy or imaging, possibly including coherence effects and nanofocusing capacities. These multiple approaches are necessary to deal with the vast materials diversity and complexity in terms of structure, morphology, or electronic properties at different time, energy and length scales.
Research fields
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Materials engineering
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Quantum materials
Analytical techniques proposed by the section
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Diffraction (XRD, Bragg CDI, GI-XRD)
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Scattering (SAXS / WAXS, GI-SAXS)
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Spectroscopy (XAS / EXAFS / XMCD, RIXS / XES / XRS, XPS / HAXPES / ARPES, IR / THz)
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Imaging / Microscopy (Cartography, Tomography, Ptychography, Holography, SNOM)
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Reflectivity (XRR, REXS)

















