This one is currently undergoing production and debuggingUniversal X-ray Absorption Spectrometer (SuperXAFS H3000)By combining a highly stable X-ray source with an integrated system of software and hardware, the miniaturization deployment and low-cost use of the equipment have been achieved. ”Entering the newly renovated laboratory of Guochuang Scientific Instrument (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Guochuang Scientific Instrument"), R&D personnel are busy assembling and debugging equipment. Since the establishment and incubation of the Yangtze River Delta Advanced Materials Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as "Changcai Institute") in November last year, such scenes have become the norm.

Part 01

Star products born from the pain of scientific research

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAFS) is one of the widely used and user-friendly technologies on the shared platform of synchrotron radiation large scientific devices, and is a key technology for obtaining the short-range microstructure of materials. Zhang Linjuan, General Manager of Guochuang Scientific Instrument, has nearly 20 years of experience in XAFS research and is well aware of the importance of XAFS technology in material characterization. However, users often have different testing needs, such as some environmental samples being radioactive and toxic, which are difficult to freely test on large-scale shared platforms; If there is an urgent need to develop new materials and test and verify their structural evolution under in-situ conditions at any time, it is required that the characterization technology can flexibly respond to the time requirements of research and development. It is theseProfound insights from the forefront of scientific researchIn the end, it pushed her and researcher Wang Jianqiang to make a crucial decision, breaking away from the traditional characterization track and transforming the accumulated experience of synchrotron radiation into a breakthrough force in the development of miniaturized independent instruments: desktop high-performance X-ray equipment, with its flexible spatiotemporal degrees of freedom, compensates for the limitations of synchrotron radiation large scientific devices in rapid response and special sample detection,The two form an advanced characterization system with gradient complementarity.

Five 'star products'

Wide energy spectrum X-ray absorption spectrometer

SuperXAFS-T2000

Five 'star products'

Universal X-ray absorption spectrometer

SuperXAFS-H3000

Five 'star products'

Multi functional X-ray absorption spectrometer

SuperXAFS-M9000

Five 'star products'

Universal X-ray emission spectrometer

SuperXAFS-E6000

Five 'star products'

Fast scan X-ray absorption spectrometer

SuperXAFS-V8000

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At present, the team has successfully developed the SuperXAFS series desktop X-ray absorption spectrometer and emission spectrometer. This series of equipment can achieve wide spectral coverage from the medium energy band to the hard line band, filling the gap of miniaturized medium energy band absorption spectrometers at home and abroad and significantly expanding the application scenarios of XAFS technology. Desktop high-performance X-ray instruments provide users with flexible and efficient solutions that can be measured at any time, bringing synchrotron level characterization capabilities into conventional laboratories.

Part 02

Empowering the transformation of achievements throughout the entire process of settling in Changcai Institute

When it comes to the reasons for choosing Changcai Institute, the Guochuang Science and Technology Instrument team highly recognizes the services provided by Changcai InstituteThe entire process, specialized incubation platform, and empowerment system.Zhang Linjuan said, "The support provided by Changcai Institute runs through the entire process of project incubation, from 'allocation and investment combined' financial support, venue arrangement, decoration assistance, precise talent policy docking, efficient logistics service guarantee, to assisting the team's commercial promotion, market publicity, etc

In addition, she also emphasized that the Changcai Institute has constructedDeep cooperation ecological network of industry university research and its powerful resource integration capabilityVery valuable. Through key value-added services such as policy consultation, professional talent training, and integration of industrial chain resources, the operating costs and market risks of start-up enterprises have been significantly reduced. This incubation concept centered on the long-term success of enterprises is highly compatible with the strategic goals of Guochuang Science and Technology Instrument in pursuing technological innovation and promoting industrial upgrading, laying a solid foundation for the efficient and stable operation of the company for more than six months since its establishment.

Part 03

The 'Crossing and Integration' of Scientists and Entrepreneurs

The transformation of achievements often means a shift in the role of the team leader from a scientist to an entrepreneur. Zhang Linjuan has unique insights into the "crossing and integration" of two identities: "The spirit of scientists drives us to delve deeper into the boundaries of technology and pursue performance limits; while the perspective of entrepreneurs requires us to closely adhere to application needs, ensure the feasibility and rapid iteration of technology industrialization paths." In her opinion, a research background allows the team to understand the data and parameters that can truly influence experiments and research decisions, thereby better standing on the groundUser perspectiveBased on customer needs, provide professional selection suggestions and customized solutions for instrument research and production. It is precisely this cross-border integration that enables the Guochuang Science and Technology Instrument team to start from the source of technology,Build a truly deliverable, verifiable, and scalable X-ray scientific instrument system.

Part 04

Facing the future: drawing a clear development blueprint

After successfully transitioning from the laboratory to the production line, the Guochuang Science and Technology Instrument team has drawn up a development blueprint for the next 5 to 10 years. Firstly, at the technical level, the R&D team will continue to invest in product technology iteration based on the equipment production line that has been finalized and verified for stability. This will further improve the energy resolution, operational stability, and automation level of the instrument. Furthermore, on the basis of the existing in-situ testing hardware, specialized models suitable for complex application requirements such as in-situ experiments, electrochemical systems, catalytic reactions, etc. will be developed to expand the breadth and depth of scientific research applications; At the data level, the team will promote the deep integration of AI algorithms and spectral data analysis, lower the threshold for use, and enable more non professional users to efficiently obtain and interpret structural information; In terms of product layout, the team plans to further expand the series of SuperXAFS products that have already been launched, including portable, high-throughput, and customized products, to serve different needs from basic research to industrial research and development.

In the future, Guochuang Science and Technology Instrument will accelerate the development of standards, international certification, and promotion of typical applications, truly realizing the transformation of scientific and technological achievements from "product standards", promoting domestic instruments from "usable" to "easy to use", and from "usable" to "trustworthy", and contributing to the independent controllability and globalization of Chinese scientific instruments.

Reprinted from: Yangtze River Delta Advanced Materials Research Institute