Cooperations & 3rd-party Projects

The joint project between the KIT institutes IPS, IMS, and INE aims to investigate the feasibility of a universal, compact, and modular cryogenic platform for the operation of an ultra-sensitive soft and hard x-ray quantum sensor array at multiple beamlines of the KIT Light Source.

A. Ershov

By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, KI-Morph project automates the segmentation process, saving valuable time and resources while ensuring accurate results.

The Hierarchical Imaging KArlsruhe Station is currently under construction at the In situ X-ray Diffraction and Imaging Beamline P23 at PETRA III. 

in situ CHaracterization of MOVPE growth dynamics and diffusion mechanisms in nitrides and their influence on Optoelectronic Properties of INGaN/AlGaN/GaN quantum structures

development of effective, non-invasive strategies for manipulating morphology and opto-electronic properties of vapor-deposited Ag nanostructures such as 3D islands and ultrathin layers, grown by magnetron sputtering at room temperature.

IPS

The new DFG-funded project „Joint-X” has started at IPS. Within the project, hundreds of beetle “hip” joints will be analyzed to trace the transformation from a simple hinge joint into one of the most peculiar characters in beetles – the “biological screw”

3D imaging of the microstructure inside flat sheet-like materials during testing under bi-axial loading. The methodology allows a unique multi-scale approach from a few hundred micrometers down to nanometer scale to investigate ductile damage nucleation and growth kinetics. 

IPS

The goal of this project is to develop cutting-edge soft x-ray spectroscopy to study the electronic and chemical structure of FexNi100-xO(H)y electrocatalyst materials under operando conditions.

Combining in situ functionalization and transient ultrafast x-ray methods to elucidate the mechanistics of laser fragmentation and the associated growth kinetics of colloidal gold nanoparticles

CODE-VITA is a joint project between the University of Heidelberg and KIT (Laboratory for Applications of Synchrotron Radiation) to develop synchrotron measurement technology for dose-efficient X-ray imaging, and to apply this exemplarily for research into development processes in model organisms which are optically opaque and therefore less accessible to visible light optical methods.

The aim of EFFCIS is to improve the efficiencies of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 thin-film solar cells and modules via the improvement of the solar cell’s layers and alternative buffer layers.  Buffer layers within the CIGSSe absorbers are studied by means of a unique combination of soft x-ray and photoelectron spectroscopies.

Optimization of thin-film solar cells based on the absorber material CZTSSe (Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4) with kesterite structure. Spectroscopic characterization of the electronic and chemical properties of the individual layers, interfaces and component structures in relation to efficiency-limiting mechanisms in kesterite solar cells.

Acquisition of complete 3D morphological information of small animals. The project addresses general requirements in two fields of current biological research: vertebrate model organisms such as fish, frog etc., and arthropods such as insects, which fulfill key functions in our ecosystems. 

is an interdisciplinary approach to the fabrication and biochemical and biophysical characterisation of three-dimensional hybrid scaffold frameworks with controlled pore-hierarchies for bone-engineering. A key goal is the characterisation of the hierarchical structure of such frameworks by means of 3D X-ray synchrotron imaging techniques.

Pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLAL) is an easily accessible process to produce a wide range of nanomaterials in liquids without contamination from chemical processes. The goal of the project is to resolve the dynamics of PLAL by hierarchical in situ methods and to correlate nanoparticle genesis with macroscopic phenomenology.

PLDLINK applies in situ X-ray scatttering methods to gain fundamental understanding of the growth of complex oxides produced by pulsed laser deposition (PLD), to enable optimization of the growth parameters for fabrication of multiferroic oxide systems with high technological relevance.

PN-Reduktion applies high-speed X-ray radiography and shadowgraphy to characterize the physical development of fuel spray during its development and to correlate these data to flow-simulation models.

is a multidisciplinary collaboration with partners from materials research, crystallography, X-ray physics, algorithm development, and image analysis. The goal is the development and optimization of correlative full-field diffraction imaging methods with spatial and temporal resolution and the implementation of two stations with dedicated instrumentation.

Ultra-fast X-ray Imaging of Scientific Processes with On-line Assessment and Data-driven Process Control is project that aims to enable a new kind of intelligent experimentation that takes advantage of the enormous computational power of massively parallel computing units.

is a project within the HEiKA collaborative framework to integrate, optimize and apply advanced 2D, 3D and 4D X-ray imaging diagnostics into an ensemble for Hierarchical and Correlated Imaging Diagnostics for model organism, organ-, tissue,- and cell imaging application.