From femtoseconds to hours—measuring dynamics over 18 orders of magnitude with coherent x-rays

F Lehmkühler, W Roseker, G Grübel - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) enables the study of sample dynamics
between micrometer and atomic length scales. As a coherent scattering technique, it …

X-ray diffraction under grazing incidence conditions

O Werzer, S Kowarik, F Gasser, Z Jiang… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Material properties frequently relate to structures at or near surfaces, particularly in thin films.
As a result, it is essential to understand these structures at the molecular and atomistic …

Emergence of anomalous dynamics in soft matter probed at the European XFEL

F Lehmkühler, F Dallari, A Jain… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Dynamics and kinetics in soft matter physics, biology, and nanoscience frequently occur on
fast (sub) microsecond but not ultrafast timescales which are difficult to probe …

Phase transition dynamics in a complex oxide heterostructure

Q Zhang, G Hu, V Starchenko, G Wan, EM Dufresne… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Understanding the behavior of defects in the complex oxides is key to controlling myriad
ionic and electronic properties in these multifunctional materials. The observation of defect …

Characterizing ion transport in electrolytes via concentration and velocity profiles

A Mistry, V Srinivasan… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Current flowing through an electrolyte is accompanied by continuum motion of ions and
solvent, species concentration profiles, and the electric field. While, historically, the …

Intermittent Defect Fluctuations in Oxide Heterostructures

Q Zhang, G Wan, V Starchenko, G Hu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The heterogeneous nature, local presence, and dynamic evolution of defects typically
govern the ionic and electronic properties of a wide variety of functional materials. While the …

Hidden domain boundary dynamics toward crystalline perfection

A Mangu, VA Stoica, H Zheng, T Yang, M Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2025 - pnas.org
A central paradigm of nonequilibrium physics concerns the dynamics of heterogeneity and
disorder, impacting processes ranging from the behavior of glasses to the emergent …

Towards molecular movies with X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy

F Perakis, C Gutt - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this perspective article we highlight research opportunities and challenges in probing
structural dynamics of molecular systems using X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy …

[PDF][PDF] Microsecond hydrodynamic interactions in dense colloidal dispersions probed at the European XFEL

F Dallari, A Jain, M Sikorski, J Möller, R Bean… - IUCrJ, 2021 - journals.iucr.org
Many soft-matter systems are composed of macromolecules or nanoparticles suspended in
water. The characteristic times at intrinsic length scales of a few nanometres fall therefore in …

Hybrid lipid/polymer nanoparticles for pulmonary delivery of siRNA: development and fate upon in vitro deposition on the human epithelial airway barrier

S Nag, S Baliyan, A Pathak… - Handbook of Lung …, 2021 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The pulmonary delivery of drugs is the most striking target and of incredible scientific and
biomedical attention in the research of health care because the lung is able to absorb …