Recent notable approaches to study self‐assembly of nanoparticles with X‐ray scattering and electron microscopy

F Schulz, I Lokteva, WJ Parak… - Particle & Particle …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) has evolved into a powerful tool for the synthesis of
superstructures with tailored properties. The quality, diversity, and complexity of synthesized …

Angular x-ray cross-correlation analysis (AXCCA): Basic concepts and recent applications to soft matter and nanomaterials

IA Zaluzhnyy, RP Kurta, M Scheele, F Schreiber… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Angular X-ray cross-correlation analysis (AXCCA) is a technique which allows quantitative
measurement of the angular anisotropy of X-ray diffraction patterns and provides insights …

Laser-induced melting of two-dimensional dusty plasma system in RF discharge

EV Vasilieva, OF Petrov, MM Vasiliev - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
We present a detailed analysis of experimental study, which shows clear evidence of a two-
stage melting process of a quasi-two-dimensional dusty plasma system in a high-frequency …

Quantifying angular correlations between the atomic lattice and the superlattice of nanocrystals assembled with directional linking

IA Zaluzhnyy, RP Kurta, A André, OY Gorobtsov… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We show that the combination of X-ray scattering with a nanofocused beam and X-ray cross
correlation analysis is an efficient way for the full structural characterization of …

Exploring fingerprints of ultrafast structural dynamics in molecular solutions with an X-ray laser

RP Kurta, TB van Driel, AO Dohn… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We apply ultrashort X-ray laser pulses to track optically excited structural dynamics of [Ir2
(dimen) 4] 2+ molecules in solution. In our exploratory study we determine angular …

Methods of coherent X-ray diffraction imaging

PA Prosekov, VL Nosik, AE Blagov - Crystallography reports, 2021 - Springer
Methods of coherent X-ray diffraction imaging of the spatial structure of noncrystalline
objects and nanocrystals (nanostructures) are considered. Particular attention is paid to the …

[HTML][HTML] Coherent diffractive imaging with twisted X-rays: Principles, applications, and outlook

NP Nazirkar, X Shi, J Shi, M N'Gom… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Recent technological breakthroughs in synchrotron and x-ray free electron laser facilities
have revolutionized nanoscale structural and dynamic analyses in condensed matter …

Observation of the hexatic phase in a two-dimensional complex plasma using machine learning

XC Du, W Yang, V Nosenko, Y Miao, WX Li, JY Yu… - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Complex plasmas consist of ionized gas and charged solid microparticles, representing the
plasma state of soft matter. We apply machine learning methods to investigate a melting …

[PDF][PDF] Heterogeneous local order in self-assembled nanoparticle films revealed by x-ray cross-correlations

F Lehmkühler, F Schulz, MA Schroer, L Frenzel… - IUCrJ, 2018 - journals.iucr.org
We report on the self-assembly of gold nanoparticles coated with a soft poly (ethylene
glycol) shell studied by X-ray cross-correlation analysis. Depending on the initial …

Angular X-ray cross-correlation analysis applied to the scattering data in 3D reciprocal space from a single crystal

D Lapkin, A Shabalin, JM Meijer, R Kurta, M Sprung… - IUCrJ, 2022 - journals.iucr.org
An application of angular X-ray cross-correlation analysis (AXCCA) to the scattered intensity
distribution measured in 3D reciprocal space from a single-crystalline sample is proposed in …