Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide We present the development of a high-throughput, robotic GIWAXS platform for automated thin-film characterization at the ALS SAXS/WAXS beamline. The system features a UR5e robotic arm, a helium-purged sample chamber, integrated beamline data acquisition routines, and a web-based interface for sample tracking. Designed for seamless compatibility with computational workflows, the control software enables real-time data transfer, analysis, and autonomous experimentation, greatly increasing throughput with additional gains in noise reduction and resource management. The platform also supports future integration with synthesis and sample-processing systems, such as Sciprios and North Robotics, paving the way for closed-loop, data-driven materials research and establishing a means to accelerate the pace of materials innovation.
Source: Photon Science
Authors: Eric Schaible, Ivan Galikeev, Matthew Roizin-Prior, Garret Birkel, Yunfei Wang, Wiebke Koepp, Raja Vyshnavi Sriramoju, Harold Barnard, Chinweike Osubor, Camille Molsick-Gibson, Piotr Gach, Sujoy Roy, Xiaodan Gu, Dylan McReynolds, Alexander Hexemer, Lucas Kistulentz, Damon English, Dilworth Y. Parkinson, Chenhui Zhu
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
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OpenAlex ID: W4415439868