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Description
The MID instrument at the European XFEL performs coherent X-ray scattering experiments in material science of hard and soft condensed matter. The summer student project includes the synthesis of nanoparticle suspensions, as well as their characterization using a dynamic light scattering (DLS) setup in MID’s laboratory.
In the first part, standard colloidal samples of gold or silica nano-particles are investigated. The data analysis of the temporal laser light fluctuations reveals the nano-particle size, size-distribution, as well as the dependency of the dynamics on the temperature and other solution parameters. The second part focusses on the synthesis of monodisperse silica nano-particles using the Stöber synthesis. Finally, the synthesized particles will be characterized with respect to their size and size distribution and compared to the commercial standards.
| Group | XFEL_E1_MID |
|---|---|
| Project Category | A3. Soft-matter sciences |
| DESY Site | Hamburg |
