A quantitative approach to tune metal oxide network morphology based on grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering investigations

Zinc oxide network structures resembling a foam-like morphology are synthesized via a sol-gel route using a structure-directing diblock copolymer with different molecular weights. Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering has been used to study the variation in porosity and the average pore size of the films, thereby enabling fine tuning of the morphology depending on the final application.

A customizable software for fast reduction and analysis of large X-ray scattering data sets: applications of the new DPDAK package to small-angle X-ray scattering and grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering

DPDAK is a software for simple and fast on- and offline reduction and analysis of X-ray scattering data. It is an open-source software with a plug-in structure allowing tailored extensions.