Hybrid pixel detectors were developed to meet the requirements for tracking in the inner
layers at the LHC experiments. With low input capacitance per channel (10–100 fF) it is …

In recent years, scientists have progressively recognized the role of electronic structures in
the characterization of chemical properties for actinide containing materials. High-energy …

Ni-rich layered oxide cathodes can deliver higher energy density batteries, but uncertainties
remain over their charge compensation mechanisms and the degradation processes that …

The development of active catalysts for carbon dioxide (CO 2) hydrogenation to methanol is
intimately related to the creation of effective metal-oxide interfaces. In this work, we …

This study explores the structural changes of hard carbon (HC) negative electrodes in
sodium-ion batteries induced by insertion of Na ions during sodiation. X-ray Raman …

An end-station for resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and (resonant) X-ray emission
spectroscopy at beamline ID20 of ESRF–The European Synchrotron is presented. The …

Spherically bent crystal analyzers (SBCAs) are the dominant high-resolution hard X-ray
optic in the ongoing rebirth of laboratory-based X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and X …

The phase diagram of water harbors controversial views on underlying structural properties
of its constituting molecular moieties, its fluctuating hydrogen-bonding network, as well as …

X-ray emission spectroscopy in a point-to-point focusing geometry using instruments that
employ more than one analyzer crystal poses challenges with respect to mechanical design …

Synchrotrons and free electron lasers are unique facilities to probe the atomic structure and
electronic properties of matter at extreme thermodynamical conditions. In this context,'matter …