Chemistry applications at the Brockhouse sector hard X-ray beamlines at the Canadian Light Source
The Brockhouse sector of the Canadian Light Source is a suite of three hard X-ray beamlines dedicated to X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scattering for materials science. The beamlines opened for general users during 2020–2021. Multiple experimental stations enable several techniques, including synchrotron high-resolution powder XRD, high-energy XRD, thin film characterization, total scattering for pair distribution function experiments, small-angle X-ray scattering, and in situ experiments with multiple environments. The Canadian chemistry community eagerly seized the new opportunities for in-depth structural characterization of materials, with applications in numerous research areas. In this manuscript, we showcase six different examples of how the Brockhouse sector has helped chemists in their unique research interests, offering a glimpse into the countless opportunities at our beamlines.
Authors
- Beatriz D. Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2376-5324)
- N. Appathurai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8408-6870)
- Siddhant Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4036-0050)
- Alejandro G. Marangoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3129-4473)
- Michael D. Fleischauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0725-2297)
- Adam F. G. Leontowich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1773-6458)
- Erica Pensini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1494-9789)
- Graham King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-7254)
- Michael Pravica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4048)
- Matthew F. Paige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5552-8123)
- Alfred Yeboah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7119-1308)
- Aly Rahemtulla
- Emmanuel Boateng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-1962)
- T. Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5551-9949)
- Nicholas Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6868-2744)
- Robert W. J. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2155-7652)
- S. Kycia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0039-2318)
- Aicheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5200-2559)
Institutions
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- National Institute for Nanotechnology (CA)
- National Research Council Canada (CA)
- University of Guelph (CA)
- Canadian Light Source (Canada) (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2024-0256
- Primary Topic
- Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00