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A simple and inexpensive capillary furnace for variable‐temperature X‐ray diffraction
Author(s) -
Lavigueur Christine,
Foster E. Johan,
Williams Vance E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889807057251
Subject(s) - capillary action , diffraction , temperature control , goniometer , materials science , atmospheric temperature range , range (aeronautics) , heat transmission , analytical chemistry (journal) , optics , chemistry , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , chromatography
An inexpensive capillary furnace has been developed for variable‐temperature X‐ray diffraction in transmission geometry of air‐stable liquid crystals and other materials. It offers temperature control with fluctuations of less than ±1 K in the range of interest for these samples, from room temperature to near 573 K. Phases can be accessed through heating or cooling with no significant overshooting of the target temperature. The furnace is designed to fit on a classical goniometer, and can be controlled by any standard temperature controller. The simple design of this furnace means that it is both inexpensive to build and easy to operate.