CUSTOM X-RAY CHAMBER

X-ray compatible chamber
for in-operando characterization.

A compact climatic chamber developed for integration with X-ray diffractometers. It combines temperature and atmosphere control with electrical probing and optical access, allowing structural, electrical and optical measurements to be performed on the same device without removing it from the measurement position.

  • X-ray compatible
  • −5 to +90 °C
  • 4-wire probing
  • 1 sun optical access
  • PL / EL
Custom X-Ray chamber CAD rendering
Custom chamber architecture with spherical graphite dome and integrated optical / electrical interfaces.
Temperature control
−5 to +90 °C
Atmosphere control
Spherical graphite dome
Electrical probing
4-wire configuration
Optical access
1 sun · 360–980 nm · PL / EL

IN-OPERANDO INTEGRATION

Built around the diffractometer.

The chamber is designed to preserve X-ray access while adding the environmental and electro-optical controls required for device studies. The spherical graphite dome enables atmosphere control, while the stage provides temperature regulation, four-wire electrical probing and illumination access.

The installation shown here is an example integration on a Rigaku diffractometer. The chamber architecture can be adapted to the geometry and interfaces of the target X-ray instrumentation.

Perovskite solar-cell device electrically contacted inside the Custom X-Ray chamber
Device loaded in the chamber with electrical contacts and optical access.
Custom X-Ray chamber installed on a Rigaku X-ray diffractometer with the sample exposed
Example integration on a Rigaku diffractometer with the sample exposed for in-operando measurements.
Custom X-Ray chamber installed on a Rigaku diffractometer with its spherical graphite dome
Spherical graphite dome installed for controlled-atmosphere X-ray measurements.

FEATURED X-RAY CHAMBER

Chamber X-Ray in scientific research

The chamber has already been used in peer-reviewed research for simultaneous structural, optical and electrical characterization of perovskite solar cells under controlled atmosphere, temperature and illumination.

2025JOURNAL ARTICLE

Resilience to Demixing and Phase Segregation in Perovskite Solar Cells under Light–Dark Cycles and Temperature

Alessandra Alberti, Salvatore Valastro, Elisa Nonni, Fabio Matteocci, Lucio Cinà, Aldo Di Carlo and Antonino La Magna

ACS Energy Letters 10 (5), 2259–2267

The in-operando setup combined XRD with photovoltaic and photoluminescence measurements, including J–V, MPPT, EIS and PL, while controlling temperature and a dry nitrogen atmosphere.

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00232View publication ↗