TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lehmkühler, Felix
AU  - Westermeier, Fabian
AU  - Barrios-Capuchino, Juan J.
AU  - Weschke, Daniel
AU  - Dallari, Francesco
AU  - Roseker, Wojciech
AU  - Parak, Wolfgang J.
AU  - Schulz, Florian
TI  - Monitoring nanoparticle self-assembly on liquid subphases in situ in a vertical scattering geometry
JO  - Nano trends
VL  - 11
SN  - 2666-9781
CY  - [Amsterdam]
PB  - Elsevier
M1  - PUBDB-2025-03811
SP  - 100132 
PY  - 2025
AB  - Nanoparticle (NP) self-assembly is a promising tool for the straightforward preparation of complex materials without lithography. Self-assembly on liquid subphases is established for the preparation of thin NP films with quasicrystalline order on large scales. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) at synchrotron radiation sources is in particular advantageous to study self-assembly in situ, providing detailed structural information with high temporal resolution. Here we present a new experimental setup that allows measuring SAXS in a vertical geometry. This way it is possible to study the self-assembly of nanoparticles on liquid subphases in situ as demonstrated with gold nanoparticles. In contrast to measurements with grazing incidence (GISAXS), spatial resolution in the µm range and sampling of the volume material is possible. Integration of optical microscopy allows observing the measurement position and formation of supercrystal flakes. The setup can be used to study self-assembly of various nanoparticles on liquid subphases but is not limited to such studies. It was realized at the beamline P10 at PETRA III (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany). 
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.nwnano.2025.100132
UR  - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/637202
ER  -