The ID01 beamline combines Bragg diffraction with imaging techniques to deliver a strain and mosaicity nanoscope for crystalline materials in their native or operando state[1]. Here we present the most recent results from the three imaging modes enhanced by the recent upgrade of the ESRF – The European Synchrotron, currently the most brilliant x-ray source of its kind.

1) Scanning x-ray probes with a large field of view (200 micron) and high spatial resolution in 2D (30nm) combined with strain sensitivity (1E-6) and tilt sensitivity (1E-4) [2].

2) Full field diffraction microscopy with a large field of view (200 micron), high spatial resolution in 2D (100nm) and high temporal resolution (up to GHz) [3].

3) Bragg coherent diffraction for 3D imaging of sub-micron samples with high spatial resolution (<10nm) combined with strain sensitivity (1E-4) and defect identification [4].

A summary of available sample environments will also be presented.

References

[1] S. J. Leake et al., J. Synchrotron Rad. 26, 571-584 (2019) 10.1107/S160057751900078X

[2] C. Richter et al. Phys. Rev. Applied, 18, 064015 (2022), 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.064015

[3] L. Marcal et al. Phys. Rev. Materials, 6, 054408 (2022), 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.054408

[4] C. Atlan et al., Nature Materials, 22, 754-761(2023), 10.1038/s41563-023-01528-x