By Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven
The CFN is a partner user on the Soft Matter Interfaces (SMI) beamline at Brookhaven's new, world-class synchrotron: the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). The SMI beamline provides world-leading capabilities to study the structure, energetics, and assembly of soft and hybrid materials, in particular focusing on the critical role of interfaces. SMI is a high-flux undulator-based beamline with excellent focusing and energy-tuning capabilities. SMI enables simultaneous measurement across a very wide q-range through the use of a novel three-detector setup (simultaneously GISAXS/GIMAXS/GIWAXS), allowing correlating between molecular and nanoscale properties. The tunable x-ray energy range (2.1 keV to 24 keV) enables unprecedented studies at resonant edges relevant to soft matter (P, S, K, Ca, etc.). The micro-focusing capabilities enable mapping of heterogeneous materials or assemblies, while hiigh-speed detectors enable studies of processing kinetics, and material interconversions.
