X-ray Gas Heating Brochure | Hummingbird Scientific

Study gas–solid reactions during in-situ X-ray experiments with >1000 °C MEMS heating and gas flow up to 2 bar.

Technical Specs

1300 series – X-ray

Pressure Range at Sample

1 to 2 bar

Holder Gas Inlets/Outlets

1 inlet and 1 outlet on the holder

Gas Controller Configuration

1 experimental gas and 1 inert purge gas

Purge Capability

Yes

Gas Analysis Capability

Heating Temperature

>1000 °C

Biasing Contacts

4 contacts

Beamline Compatibility

Custom integration possible for all endstation chambers, optimized for high-resolution XAS, STXM, and ptychography beamlines where high vacuum chambers are required

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Key Features and Capabilities

Reproducible Screw-Free Gas-Cell Assembly

Achieve reproducible gas-cell assembly with self-aligning windows and a screw-free sealing design

Integrated Gas Heating

Perform temperature-controlled gas-phase X-ray microscopy and spectroscopy with homogeneous MEMS heating above 1000 °C, 4-point on-chip temperature sensing, and near-drift-free performance

Purgeable 1+1 Channel Gas Delivery System

Control gas pressure from high vacuum to 2 bar using one experimental gas and a dedicated purge line for reliable, repeatable gas-phase X-ray microscopy and spectroscopy experiments

Custom X-ray Microscope Integration

Configure the holder for seamless integration with synchrotron beamlines and laboratory X-ray microscopy systems

Multimodal Imaging

Perform correlative gas-phase microscopy across TEM, SEM, and synchrotron X-ray platforms

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Built for Diverse Applications

High resolution TEM image of catalyst in gaseous environment

Catalysis

Directly observe the mechanisms that drive catalyst activity, selectivity, and degradation.

Heterogeneous Catalysis

Structure-Performance Relationship

Catalyst Structural Transformations

Catalyst Chemical Transformations

Catalyst Redox

Growth of nanocrystals in liquid environments

Synthesis

Uncover nucleation and crystal growth mechanisms, quantify growth kinetics, and optimize synthesis conditions.

Nucleation & Growth

Crystal Growth Kinetics

Morphology Control

Reaction Pathway Analysis

Growth Process Optimization

Atomic resolution image of 2D material flakes

Low Dimensional Materials

Study growth, electrochemistry, and structural evolution in 2D materials, nanowires, and quantum dots.

2D Materials Growth

Ion Intercalation

Defect Evolution

Phase Transformations

Surface Chemistry

Featured Research

Operando X-ray microscopy of facet-dependent Cu₂O photocatalysis during CO₂ reduction

a) Schematic illustration of the setup showing the gas-flow cell. b) Schematic of the electron beam and X-ray directions for SFXM and TEM imaging on particle I,a truncated cube. c) TEM overview of Cu₂O particles inside the nanoreactor. The red circle indicates particle I. d) TEM image showing particle I with the electron beam parallel to the direction of the Cu₂O cube. e) Low-resolution SFXM image of the particles using Cu Kα and Ni Kα emission with a white circle indicating particle I. f) High-resolution SFXM image of particle I from Cu Kα emission.

Reference: Yimin A. Wu, et al. Nature Energy (2019). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-019-0490-3

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Selected Publications

David A. Shapiro, Sergey Babin, Richard S. Celestre, Weilun Chao, Raymond P. Conley, Peter Denes, Bjoern Enders, Pablo Enfedaque, Susan James, John M. Joseph, Harinarayan Krishnan, Stefano Marchesini, Krishna Muriki, Kasra Nowrouzi, Sharon R. Oh, Howard Padmore, Tony Warwick, Lee Yang, Valeriy V. Yashchuk, Young-Sang Yu, Jiangtao Zhao. “An ultrahigh-resolution soft x-ray microscope for quantitative analysis of chemically heterogeneous nanomaterials”. Science Advances (2020)

DOI:

10.1126/sciadv.abc4904

Mi Yoo, Young-Sang Yu, Hyunwoo Ha, Siwon Lee, Jin-Seok Choi, Sunyoung Oh, Eunji Kang, Hyuk Choi, Hyesung An, Kug-Seung Lee, Jeong Young Park, Richard Celestre, Matthew A. Marcus, Kasra Nowrouzi, Doug Taube, David A. Shapiro, WooChul Jung, Chunjoong Kim, Hyun You Kim. “A tailored oxide interface creates dense Pt single-atom catalysts with high catalytic activity”. Energy & Environmental Science (2020)

DOI:

10.1039/C9EE03492G