A novel high‐temperature furnace for combined in situ synchrotron X‐ray diffraction and infrared thermal imaging to investigate the effects of thermal gradients upon the structure of ceramic materials. (1st September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Robinson, James B.; Brown, Leon D.; Jervis, Rhodri; Taiwo, Oluwadamilola O.; Millichamp, Jason; Mason, Thomas J.; Neville, Tobias P.; Eastwood, David S.; Reinhard, Christina; Lee, Peter D.; Brett, Daniel J. L.; Shearing, Paul R.
• Is Part Of: Journal of synchrotron radiation. Volume 21:Part 5(2014)
• Page Start: 1134
• Page End: 1139
• Publication Date: 2014-09-01
• Subjects: Synchrotron radiation -- Periodicals; Free electron lasers -- Periodicals; 539.73505
• DOI: 10.1107/S1600577514014209
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0909-0495

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>A new technique combining <italic>in situ</italic> X‐ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation and infrared thermal imaging is reported. The technique enables the application, generation and measurement of significant thermal gradients, and furthermore allows the direct spatial correlation of thermal and crystallographic measurements. The design and implementation of a novel furnace enabling the simultaneous thermal and X‐ray measurements is described. The technique is expected to have wide applicability in material science and engineering; here it has been applied to the study of solid oxide fuel cells at high temperature.</p> </abstract>