Publications

High-pressure-assisted X-ray-induced damage as a new route for materials synthesis

Evlyukhin, E E.; Kim, E K.; Goldberger, D G.; Cifligu, P C.; Weck, Philippe F.; Pravica, M P.

X-ray radiation induced damage has been known for decades and has largely been viewed as a tremendous nuisance; e.g., most X-ray-related studies of organic and inorganic materials suffer X-ray damage to varying degrees. Although, recent theoretical and experimental investigation of the response of simple chemical systems to X-rays offered better understanding of the mechanistic details of X-ray induced damage, the question about useful applicability of this technique is still unclear. Furthermore we experimentally demonstrate that by tuning pressure and X-ray energy, the radiation induced damage can be controlled and used for synthesis of novel materials.