Diffraction, Diffusion, Fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray Tomography, Mössbauer Spectroscopy (X-Gamma)
Single crystal based structure resolution: quasicrystal approximant cluster
Thin film characterisation: study of the stress relaxation versus temperature on an epitaxial film
Mechanical test by nano-indentation of a parietal bone and characterization of the microstructure by X-ray tomography
Activities
The X-Gamma competence center operates a platform dedicated to material characterization using X and Gamma rays.
It characterizes materials by diffusion (SAXS), diffraction (XRD), Fluorescence (XRF) X ray tomography and Mossbauer spectroscopy.
All these characterization technics are developed in relation with the IJL’s research topics.
The X-Gamma competence center bears the Materalia competitiveness cluster quality label.
Equipment
- 10 X-ray diffractometers
- 3 Mössbauer spectrometers
- 1 X-ray fluorescence spectrometer
- 1 NanoTomograph
Examples of achievements
- Belgacem, Faicel, Raphaël Schneider, Jean-François Portha, Ghouti Medjahdi, Lavinia Balan, Ksenia Parkhomenko, Anne-Cécile Roger, et Laurent Falk. « Influence of Perovskite Catalysts Synthesis Methods: Application to Dry Methane Reforming ». International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 91 (novembre 2024): 977‑88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.10.119.
- Gračanin, Nik, Matejka Podlogar, Sorour Semsari Parapari, Pascal Boulet, Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda, Sašo Šturm, et Nastja Rogan Šmuc. « Formation Mechanisms and Environmental Influences on the Crystal Growth of Wulfenite ». Scientific Reports 14, no 1 (22 avril 2024): 9234. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60043-4.
- Li, Shu, Zi’an Zhang, Wenjie Gu, Maël Gallas, David Jones, Pascal Boulet, Lindsay M. Johnson, Victoire De Margerie, et Gavin P Andrews. « Hot Melt Extruded High-Dose Amorphous Solid Dispersions Containing Lumefantrine and Soluplus ». International Journal of Pharmaceutics 665 (novembre 2024): 124676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124676.
- Magri, Pierre, Pascal Franchetti, Jean-Jacques Gaumet, Benoit Maxit, Sébastien Diliberto, et Philippe Pierrat. « Upgrading Biomass Wastes to Graphene Quantum Dots with White-Light-Emitting Features in the Solid State ». Applied Sciences 14, no 19 (30 septembre 2024): 8807. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198807.
Our services
The X-Gamma competence center is particularly well equipped to:
- Determine the phase in a sample, qualitatively and quantitatively in all powder or bulk sample
- Determine the residual stress/textures in bulk or thin film sample
- Solve the crystal structure based on single crystal data and on powder data
- Measure the reactivity of a sample depending on the temperature under all kind of oxydo-reductive atmosphere
- Determine the thickness of thin film by X-ray reflectometry
- Determine precisely the chemical compostion by X-ray fluorescence
- Train in material characterization techniques(measurements and data processing using specific softwares)
Members
Contact
Head of the competence center
Pascal BOULET
p.boulet@univ-lorraine.fr
+33 (0) 3 72 74 25 18
Adminsitrative contact
Marine JACQUEMIN
marine.jacquemin@univ-lorraine.fr
+ 33 (0)3 72 74 26 82
Nancy-Artem
Institut Jean Lamour
Campus Artem
2 allée André Guinier - BP 50840
54011 NANCY Cedex