@article{KowarikGerlachLeitenbergeretal.2007, author = {Kowarik, Stefan and Gerlach, Andreas and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Hu J, Witte and W{\"o}ll, Christoph and Schreiber, Frank}, title = {Energy-dispersive X-ray reflectivity and GID for real-time growth studies of pentacene thin films}, issn = {0040-6090}, doi = {10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.020}, year = {2007}, abstract = {We use energy-dispersive X-ray reflectivity and grazing incidence diffraction (GID) to follow the growth of the crystalline organic semiconductor pentacene on silicon oxide in-situ and in real-time. The technique allows for monitoring Bragg reflections and measuring X-ray growth oscillations with a time resolution of 1 min in a wide q-range in reciprocal space extending over 0.25-0.80 angstrom(-1), i.e. sampling a large number of Fourier components simultaneously. A quantitative analysis of growth oscillations at several q-points yields the evolution of the surface roughness, showing a marked transition from layer-by-layer growth to strong roughening after four monolayers of pentacene have been deposited. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @article{ReddyPuranikGuptaetal.2007, author = {Reddy, Raghavendra V. and Puranik, Shikha and Gupta, Ajay and Leitenberger, Wolfram}, title = {Study of FePt films prepared by reactive sputtering}, year = {2007}, language = {en} } @article{PietschPanznerLeitenbergeretal.2005, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Panzner, Tobias and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Vartanyants, Ivan A.}, title = {Coherence experiments using white synchrotron radiation}, year = {2005}, abstract = {Experiments at the bending magnet beamline at BESSY II (EDR beamline) profit from the excellent coherence properties of third generation synchrotron sources. Considering the exponentially decaying incident spectrum, and because no optical elements are installed except slits and vacuum windows, coherence experiments can be performed between 5 keV < E < 15 keV. First, the energy dependence of spatial coherence properties were determined measuring diffraction at single and double pinholes. Next, the coherent white radiation was used to probe the morphology of thin films in reflection geometry. The recorded intensity maps (reflectivity versus sample position) provide speckle patterns which reveal the locally varying sample morphology. Setting the incident angle, alpha(i), smaller or larger than the critical angle of total external reflection, alpha(c), one should be able to separate the surface height profile from the subsurface density modulation of a sample. The validity of this approach is verified at the example of reciprocal space maps taken from a polymer surface where we could reconstruct the lateral height profile from speckle data. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved}, language = {en} } @article{LeitenbergerPietsch2007, author = {Leitenberger, Wolfram and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {A monolithic Fresnel bimirror for hard X-rays and its application for coherence measurements}, issn = {0909-0495}, doi = {10.1107/S0909049507003846}, year = {2007}, abstract = {Experiments using a simple X-ray interferometer to measure the degree of spatial coherence of hard X-rays are reported. A monolithic Fresnel bimirror is used at small incidence angles to investigate synchrotron radiation in the energy interval 5-50 keV with monochromatic and white beam. The experimental setup was equivalent to a Young's double-slit experiment for hard X-rays with slit dimensions in the micrometre range. From the high-contrast interference pattern the degree of coherence was determined.}, language = {en} } @article{PietschPanznerLeitenbergeretal.2005, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Panzner, Tobias and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Vartanyants, Ivan A.}, title = {Coherence experiments at the EDR-beamline of BESSY II}, year = {2005}, language = {en} } @article{LeitenbergerWendrockBischoffetal.2004, author = {Leitenberger, Wolfram and Wendrock, Horst and Bischoff, Lothar and Weitkamp, Timm}, title = {Pinhole interferometry with coherent hard X-rays}, year = {2004}, abstract = {This paper discusses the experimental realisation of two types of X-ray interferometer based on pinhole diffraction. In both interferometers the beam splitter was a thin metal foil containing micrometer pinholes to divide the incident X-ray wave into two coherent waves. The interference pattern was studied using an energy-dispersive detector to simultaneously investigate in a large spectral range the diffraction properties of the white synchrotron radiation. For a highly absorbing pinhole mask the interference fringes from the classical Young's double-pinhole experiment were recorded and the degree of coherence of X-rays could be determined. In the case of low absorption of the metal foil at higher X-ray energies (> 15 keV) the interference pattern of a point diffraction interferometer was observed using the same set-up. The spectral refraction index of the metal foil was determined}, language = {en} } @article{PietschLeitenbergerWendrocketal.2003, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Wendrock, Horst and Bischoff, Lothar and Panzner, Tobias and Grenzer, J{\"o}rg and Pucher, Andreas}, title = {Double pinhole diffraction of white synchrotron radiation}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{PietschPanznerLeitenbergeretal.2003, author = {Pietsch, Ullrich and Panzner, Tobias and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Grenzer, J{\"o}rg and Bodenthin, Th. and Geue, Thomas and M{\"o}hwald, Helmuth}, title = {Coherence experiments at the energy-dispersive reflectometry beamline at BESSY II}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{AbboudSendPashniaketal.2013, author = {Abboud, Ali and Send, Sebastian and Pashniak, N. and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Ihle, Sebastian and Huth, M. and Hartmann, Robert and Str{\"u}der, Lothar and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {Sub-pixel resolution of a pnCCD for X-ray white beam applications}, series = {Journal of instrumentation}, volume = {8}, journal = {Journal of instrumentation}, number = {3}, publisher = {IOP Publ. Ltd.}, address = {Bristol}, issn = {1748-0221}, doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/8/05/P05005}, pages = {17}, year = {2013}, abstract = {A new approach to achieve sub-pixel spatial resolution in a pnCCD detector with 75 x 75 mu m(2) pixel size is proposed for X-ray applications in single photon counting mode. The approach considers the energy dependence of the charge cloud created by a single photon and its split probabilities between neighboring pixels of the detector based on a rectangular model for the charge cloud density. For cases where the charge of this cloud becomes distributed over three or four pixels the center position of photon impact can be reconstructed with a precision better than 2 mu m. The predicted charge cloud sizes are tested at selected X-ray fluorescence lines emitting energies between 6.4 keV and 17.4 keV and forming charge clouds with size (rms) varying between 8 mu m and 10 mu m respectively. The 2 mu m enhanced spatial resolution of the pnCCD is verified by means of an x-ray transmission experiment throughout an optical grating.}, language = {en} } @article{LeitererLeitenbergerEmmerlingetal.2006, author = {Leiterer, York and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Emmerling, Franziska and Th{\"u}nemann, Andreas F. and Panne, Ulrich}, title = {The use of an acoustic levitator to follow crystallization in small droplets by energydispersive X-ray diffraction}, issn = {0021-8898}, doi = {10.1107/S0021889806024915}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @article{SendvonKozierowskiPanzneretal.2009, author = {Send, Sebastian and von Kozierowski, Marc and Panzner, Tobias and Gorfman, Semen and Nurdan, Kivanc and Walenta, Albert H. and Pietsch, Ullrich and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Hartmann, Robert and Str{\"u}der, Lothar}, title = {Energy-dispersive Laue diffraction by means of a frame-store pnCCD}, issn = {0021-8898}, doi = {10.1107/S0021889809039867}, year = {2009}, language = {en} } @article{PanznerGleberSantetal.2007, author = {Panzner, Tobias and Gleber, Gudrun and Sant, Tushar and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {Coherence experiments at the white-beam beamline of BESSYI}, doi = {10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.002}, year = {2007}, abstract = {The third-generation X-ray source BESSYII (Berlin, Germany) provides coherent X-ray radiation which can be used for static and dynamic speckle analysis. Recently we have demonstrated that one can perform experiments with coherent white radiation provided by a bending magnet (5 < E < 20 keV). In this paper we show that the diffraction figure of the initial pinhole must be considered for the interpretation of coherent experiments. The reflectivity spectrum of a sample results from the Fresnel diffraction of the incident pinhole deformed by the static speckle features of the sample surface. For dynamical experiments all speckle like features alter with time whereas the pure Fresnel fringes remain constant. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.}, language = {en} } @article{BrajpuriyaTripathiSharmaetal.2007, author = {Brajpuriya, Ranjeet and Tripathi, Sumit and Sharma, Abhishek and Chaudhari, S.M. and Phase, D.M. and Gupta, Ajay and Shripathi, Thoudinja and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Pietsch, Ullrich and Laxmi, N.}, title = {Temperature dependent energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction and magnetic study of Fe/Al interface}, issn = {0169-4332}, doi = {10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.04.069}, year = {2007}, abstract = {In situ temperature dependent energy-dispersive structural and magnetic study of electron beam evaporated Fe/Al multilayer sample (MLS) has been investigated. The structural studies show the formation of an intermixed FeAl transition layer of a few nanometers thick at the interface during deposition, which on annealing at 300 degrees C transforms to B2FeAl intermetallic phase. Magnetization decreases with increase in temperature and drops to minimum above 300 degrees C due to increase in anti-ferromagnetic interlayer coupling and formation of nonmagnetic FeAl phase at the interface. The Curie temperature (T-c) is found to be 288 degrees C and is much less than that of bulk bcc Fe.}, language = {en} } @article{LeitenbergerHartmannPietschetal.2008, author = {Leitenberger, Wolfram and Hartmann, Robert and Pietsch, Ullrich and Andritschke, Robert and Starke, Ines and Str{\"u}der, Lothar}, title = {Application of a pnCCD in X-ray diffraction : a three-dimensional X-ray detector}, doi = {10.1107/S0909049508018931}, year = {2008}, abstract = {The first application of a pnCCD detector for X-ray scattering experiments using white synchrotron radiation at BESSY II is presented. A Cd arachidate multilayer was investigated in reflection geometry within the energy range 7 keV < E < 35 keV. At fixed angle of incidence the two-dimensional diffraction pattern containing several multilayer Bragg peaks and respective diffuse-resonant Bragg sheets were observed. Since every pixel of the detector is able to determine the energy of every incoming photon with a resolution Delta E/E similar or equal to 10(-2). a three-dimensional dataset is finally obtained. In order to achieve this energy resolution the detector was operated in the so-called single-photon- counting mode. A full dataset was evaluated taking into account all photons recorded within 10(5) detector frames at a readout rate of 200 Hz. By representing the data in reciprocal-space coordinates, it becomes obvious that this experiment with the pnCCD detector provides the same information as that obtained by combining a large number of monochromatic scattering experiments using conventional area detectors.}, language = {en} } @article{ReddyGuptaGomeetal.2009, author = {Reddy, Raghavendra V. and Gupta, Ajay and Gome, Anil and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {In situ x-ray reflectivity and grazing incidence x-ray diffraction study of L1(0) ordering in Fe-57/Pt multilayers}, issn = {0953-8984}, doi = {10.1088/0953-8984/21/18/186002}, year = {2009}, abstract = {In situ high temperature x-ray reflectivity and grazing incidence x-ray diffraction measurements in the energy dispersive mode are used to study the ordered face-centered tetragonal (fct) L1(0) phase formation in [Fe(19 angstrom)/ Pt(25 angstrom)](x10) multilayers prepared by ion beam sputtering. With the in situ x-ray measurements it is observed that (i) the multilayer structure first transforms to a disordered FePt and subsequently to an ordered fct L1(0) phase, (ii) the ordered fct L1(0) FePt peaks start to appear at 320°C annealing, (iii) the activation energy of the interdiffusion is 0.8 eV and (iv) ordered fct FePt grains have preferential out-of-plane texture. The magneto-optical Kerr effect and conversion electron Mossbauer spectroscopies are used to study the magnetic properties of the as- deposited and 400°C annealed multilayers. The magnetic data for the 400°C annealed sample indicate that the magnetization is at an angle of ~50° from the plane of the film.}, language = {en} } @article{SendAbboudHartmannetal.2013, author = {Send, Sebastian and Abboud, Ali and Hartmann, Robert and Huth, M. and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Pashniak, N. and Schmidt, J. and Str{\"u}der, Lothar and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {Characterization of a pnCCD for applications with synchrotron radiation}, series = {Nuclear instruments \& methods in physics research : a journal on accelerators, instrumentation and techniques applied to research in nuclear and atomic physics, materials science and related fields in physics ; A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment}, volume = {711}, journal = {Nuclear instruments \& methods in physics research : a journal on accelerators, instrumentation and techniques applied to research in nuclear and atomic physics, materials science and related fields in physics ; A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment}, number = {5}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0168-9002}, doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2013.01.044}, pages = {132 -- 142}, year = {2013}, abstract = {In this work we study the response of a pnCCD by means of X-ray spectroscopy in the energy range between 6 key and 20 key and by Laue diffraction techniques. The analyses include measurements of characteristic detector parameters like energy resolution, count rate capability and effects of different gain settings. The limit of a single photon counting operation in white beam X-ray diffraction experiments is discussed with regard to the occurrence of pile-up events, for which the energy information about individual photons is lost. In case of monochromatic illumination the pnCCD can be used as a fast conventional CCD with a charge handling capacity (CHC) of about 300,000 electrons per pixel. If the CHC is exceeded, any surplus charge will spill to neighboring pixels perpendicular to the transfer direction due to electrostatic repulsion. The possibilities of increasing the number of storable electrons are investigated for different voltage settings by exposing a single pixel with X-rays generated by a microfocus X-ray source. The pixel binning mode is tested as an alternative approach that enables a pnCCD operation with significantly shorter readout times.}, language = {en} } @article{WeberFrankBommeletal.2012, author = {Weber, Cornelia and Frank, C. and Bommel, Sebastian and Rukat, Tammo and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Sch{\"a}fer, Peter and Schreiber, Frank and Kowarik, Stefan}, title = {Chain-length dependent growth dynamics of n-alkanes on silica investigated by energy-dispersive x-ray reflectivity in situ and in real-time}, series = {The journal of chemical physics : bridges a gap between journals of physics and journals of chemistr}, volume = {136}, journal = {The journal of chemical physics : bridges a gap between journals of physics and journals of chemistr}, number = {20}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville}, issn = {0021-9606}, doi = {10.1063/1.4719530}, pages = {7}, year = {2012}, abstract = {We compare the growth dynamics of the three n-alkanes C36H74, C40H82, and C44H90 on SiO2 using real-time and in situ energy-dispersive x-ray reflectivity. All molecules investigated align in an upright-standing orientation on the substrate and exhibit a transition from layer-by-layer growth to island growth after about 4 monolayers under the conditions employed. Simultaneous fits of the reflected intensity at five distinct points in reciprocal space show that films formed by longer n-alkanes roughen faster during growth. This behavior can be explained by a chain-length dependent height of the Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier. Further x-ray diffraction measurements after growth indicate that films consisting of longer n-alkanes also incorporate more lying-down molecules in the top region. While the results reveal behavior typical for chain-like molecules, the findings can also be useful for the optimization of organic field effect transistors where smooth interlayers of n-alkanes without coexistence of two or more molecular orientations are required.}, language = {en} } @article{GruberChakravartyBaehtzetal.2011, author = {Gruber, W. and Chakravarty, S. and Baehtz, C. and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Bruns, M. and Kobler, A. and K{\"u}bel, Christian and Schmidt, H.}, title = {Strain relaxation and vacancy creation in thin platinum films}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {107}, journal = {Physical review letters}, number = {26}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {0031-9007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.265501}, pages = {5}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Synchrotron based combined in situ x-ray diffractometry and reflectometry is used to investigate the role of vacancies for the relaxation of residual stress in thin metallic Pt films. From the experimentally determined relative changes of the lattice parameter a and of the film thickness L the modification of vacancy concentration and residual strain was derived as a function of annealing time at 130 degrees C. The results indicate that relaxation of strain resulting from compressive stress is accompanied by the creation of vacancies at the free film surface. This proves experimentally the postulated dominant role of vacancies for stress relaxation in thin metal films close to room temperature.}, language = {en} } @article{GuptaGuptaLeitenbergeretal.2012, author = {Gupta, Ranjeeta and Gupta, Ajay and Leitenberger, Wolfram and R{\"u}ffer, R.}, title = {Mechanism of stress relaxation in nanocrystalline Fe-N thin films}, series = {Physical review : B, Condensed matter and materials physics}, volume = {85}, journal = {Physical review : B, Condensed matter and materials physics}, number = {7}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, address = {College Park}, issn = {1098-0121}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.85.075401}, pages = {7}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The mechanism of stress relaxation in nanocrystalline Fe-N thin film has been studied. The as-deposited film possesses a strong in-plane compressive stress which relaxes with thermal annealing. Precise diffusion measurements using nuclear resonance reflectivity show that stress relaxation does not involve any long-range diffusion of Fe atoms. Rather, a redistribution of nitrogen atoms at various interstitial sites, as evidenced by conversion electron Mossbauer spectroscopy, is responsible for the relaxation of internal stresses. On the other hand, formation of the. gamma'-Fe4N phase at temperatures above 523 K involves long-range rearrangement of Fe atoms. The activation energy for Fe self-diffusion is found to be 0.38 +/- 0.04 eV.}, language = {en} } @article{SendAbboudLeitenbergeretal.2012, author = {Send, Sebastian and Abboud, Ali and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Weiss, Manfred S. and Hartmann, Robert and Str{\"u}der, Lothar and Pietsch, Ullrich}, title = {Analysis of polycrystallinity in hen egg-white lysozyme using a pnCCD}, series = {Journal of applied crystallography}, volume = {45}, journal = {Journal of applied crystallography}, number = {6}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0021-8898}, doi = {10.1107/S0021889812015038}, pages = {517 -- 522}, year = {2012}, abstract = {A crystal of hen egg-white lysozyme was analyzed by means of energy-dispersive X-ray Laue diffraction with white synchrotron radiation at 2.7 angstrom resolution using a pnCCD detector. From Laue spots measured in a single exposure of the arbitrarily oriented crystal, the lattice constants of the tetragonal unit cell could be extracted with an accuracy of about 2.5\%. Scanning across the sample surface, Laue images with split reflections were recorded at various positions. The corresponding diffraction patterns were generated by two crystalline domains with a tilt of about 1 degrees relative to each other. The obtained results demonstrate the potential of the pnCCD for fast X-ray screening of crystals of macromolecules or proteins prior to conventional X-ray structure analysis. The described experiment can be automatized to quantitatively characterize imperfect single crystals or polycrystals.}, language = {en} }