Abstract
Materials research synthesizes and characterizes new and advanced
materials that exhibit novel properties. Research in this area is motivated
by the possibility of designing materials with novel electronic, optical,
magnetic, photochemical and catalytic properties. The controlled preparation
of these advanced materials with optimized properties requires the
development of characterization methods. The electronic structure of
a wide variety of condensed matter systems can be studied using soft
x-ray spectroscopy with tunable synchrotron radiation.
The presentation will demonstrate the following:
- Principles of Spectroscopy with synchrotron radiation as a characterization
tool will be given with respect to the experiments planned at the
Canadian Light Source (CLS).
- An overview of the status of the beamlines at CLS and the experiments
planned will be presented.
- The proposed XES beamline dedicated to photon-in photon-out will
be highlighted. Current research topics include such different systems
as metallic DNA and the electronic structure of ultra-hard materials
such as the spinel phase Si3N4.
About the Speaker
Dr. Alexander Moewes
Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University
of Saskatchewan
Dr. Moewes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics
and Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan. He is a
member of the XES beamline proposal team at the Canadian
Light Source (CLS) synchrotron in Saskatoon. He would like to collaborate
with researchers in Alberta in the area of materials research and condensed
matter physics. The lecture will focus on the materials research that
the users will be able to do using synchrotron-based soft x-ray spectroscopy
at the XES beamline proposed for the CLS.
