A novel high-temperature furnace for combined in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and infrared thermal imaging to investigate the effects of thermal gradients upon the structure of ceramic materials

James B. Robinson, Leon D. Brown, Rhodri Jervis, Oluwadamilola O. Taiwo, Jason Millichamp, Thomas J. Mason, Tobias P. Neville, David S. Eastwood, Christina Reinhard, Peter D. Lee, Daniel J.L. Brett, Paul R. Shearing

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Abstract

A new technique combining in situ X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation and infrared thermal imaging is reported. The technique enables the application, generation and measurement of significant thermal gradients, and furthermore allows the direct spatial correlation of thermal and crystallographic measurements. The design and implementation of a novel furnace enabling the simultaneous thermal and X-ray measurements is described. The technique is expected to have wide applicability in material science and engineering; here it has been applied to the study of solid oxide fuel cells at high temperature.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1134-1139
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Synchrotron Radiation
Volume21
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2014

Keywords

  • composite materials
  • infrared imaging
  • solid oxide fuel cell
  • stress analysis
  • thermal imaging
  • X-ray diffraction

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