References

The team behind Xnovo Technology ApS represents more than 20 years of experience in synchrotron research. Below is a selection of key publications by the founders of Xnovo Technology ApS in collaboration with scientific colleagues in the field as well as recent publications involving LabDCT.

Research involving the GrainMapper3D™ software

2026

• 3D analysis of abnormal grain growth in calcia doped alumina in the presence of large pores. D. P. DeLellis et al., Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol. 46, 118173 (2026).

2025

• Using multimodal X-ray computed tomography to advance 3D petrography:
  A non-destructive investigation of olivine inside a carbonaceous chondrite.
  M. J. Pankhurst et al., American Mineralogist, vol. 110, 1886 (2025).

• How crystallographic orientation affects aqueous corrosion of dilute Mg-alloys.
  L. Wang et al., Corrosion Science, vol. 255, 113151 (2025). 

• Laboratory three-dimensional X-ray micro-beam Laue diffraction.
  Y. Zhang et al., Journal of Applied Crystallography, vol. 58, 1742 (2025).

• Experimental investigation of the dependence of void nucleation and growth on initial microstructure in high-purity titanium under tension. N. Pitkin et al., Materials Characterization, vol. 229, 115511 (2025).

• Mapping textures of polar ice cores using 3D laboratory X-ray microscopy.
  O. Barbee et al., EarthArXiv, doi.org/10.31223/X52Q89 (2025).

• Establishing topological benchmarks for three-dimensional x-ray diffraction microscopy. A. J. Shahani et al., Materials Research Letters, vol. 13, 683 (2025).

• 4D Observations of the initiation of abnormal grain growth in commercially pure Ni.
  Y. Wang et al., Scripta Materialia, vol. 264, 116715 (2025).

• Grain boundary properties and microstructure evolution in an Al-Cu alloy.
  Z. Xu et al., Acta Materialia, vol. 292, 121041 (2025).

• Taking three-dimensional x-ray diffraction (3DXRD) from the synchrotron to the laboratory scale. S. Oh et al., Nature Communications, vol. 16, 3964 (2025).

• Four-dimensional materials science: Time-resolved x-ray microcomputed tomography. N. Chawla and E. Ganju, MRS Bulletin, vol. 50, 398 (2025).

• 3D mosaicity of a single-crystal nickel-based superalloy by lab-based diffraction contrast tomography. A. Arnaud et al., Scripta Materialia, vol. 257, 116463 (2025).

• A critical step toward far-field laboratory diffraction contrast tomography in Laue focusing geometry. Y. Zhang & A. Lindkvist, Journal of Applied Crystallography, vol. 58, 447 (2025).

2024

• A sinusoidal twin boundary harmonizes with the elastic anisotropy of quartz.
  O. Barbee et al., Research Square, doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3949818/v1 (2024).

• Structure, Morphology and Surface Properties of α-Lactose Monohydrate in Relation to its Powder Properties. T. T. Nguyen et al., Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 114, 507 (2024).

• 3D strain heterogeneity and fracture studied by X-ray tomography and crystal plasticity in an aluminium alloy. M. Gille et al., International Journal of Plasticity, vol. 183, 104146 (2024).

• Applying lab-based DCT to reveal and quantify the 3D structure of a miniature chess rook produced by binder jetting. J. Sun et al., IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 1310, 012029 (2024)

• The mechanistic origins of heterogeneous void growth during ductile failure.
  M. W. Vaughan et al., Acta Materialia, vol. 274, 119977 (2024).

• Postprocessing Workflow for Laboratory Diffraction Contrast Tomography: A Case Study on Chromite Geomaterials. X. Chen et al., Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 30, 440 (2024).

• Analysis of slip transfer across grain boundaries in Ti via diffraction contrast tomography and high-resolution digital image correlation: When the geometrical criteria are not sufficient. E. Nieto-Valeiras et al., International Journal of Plasticity, vol. 105, 103941 (2024).

• Grain structure evolution during heat treatment of a semisolid Al-Cu alloy studied with lab-based diffraction contrast tomography. J. Sun et al., Tomography of Materials and Structures, vol. 4, 100025 (2024).

• Assessment of slip transfer criteria for prismatic-to-prismatic slip in pure Ti from 3D grain boundary data. E. Nieto-Valeiras et al., Acta Materialia, vol. 262, 119424 (2024).

2023

• Comparison of Laboratory Diffraction Contrast Tomography and Electron Backscatter Diffraction Results: Application to Naturally Occurring Chromites. X. Chen et al., Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 29, 1901 (2023).

• Registration between DCT and EBSD datasets for multiphase microstructures.
  J. A. D. Ball et al., Materials Characterization, vol. 204, 113228 (2023).

• Application of Mask R-CNN for lab-based X-ray diffraction contrast tomography.
  H. Fang et al., Materials Characterization, vol. 201, 112983 (2023).

• A novel diffraction contrast tomography (DCT) acquisition strategy for capturing the 3D crystallographic structure of pure titanium. E. Ganju et al., Tomography of Materials and Structures, vol. 1, 100003 (2023).

2022

• Informing quantum materials discovery and synthesis using X-ray micro-computed tomography. L. A. Pressley et al., npj Quantum Materials, vol. 7, article number: 121 (2022).

• X-ray Diffraction Contrast Tomography for Probing Hydrogen Embrittlement in Heat-Treated Lean Duplex Stainless Steel. K. Eguchi et. al., Front. Mater., vol. 9, 801198 (2022).

• Understanding agglomerate intergrowth crystallisation of hexamine through X-ray microscopy and crystallographic modelling. T. T. H. Nguyen et al., J. Cryst. Growth, vol. 603, 126686 (2022).

• Correlation Between Corrosion Behavior and Grain Boundary Characteristics of a 6061 Al Alloy by Lab-Scale X-Ray Diffraction Contrast Tomography (DCT). Y. Zhao et al., Materials Characterization, vol. 193, 112325 (2022).

• Relationships between 3D grain structure and local inhomogeneous deformation:
  A laboratory-based multimodal X-ray tomography investigation. M. Kobayashi et al., Acta Materialia, vol. 240, 118357 (2022).

• Percolation of grain boundaries at triple junctions in three-dimensions: a test of theory. J. Kang et al., Acta Materialia, vol. 240, 118316 (2022).

• Recent advances of lab-based diffraction contrast tomography – reconstruction speed benchmark testing and validations. J. Sun et al., IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 1249, 012045 (2022).

• Morphology and Growth Habit of the New Flux-Grown Layered Semiconductor KBiS₂ Revealed by Diffraction Contrast Tomography. K. Qu et al., Crystal Growth & Design, vol. 22, 3228-3234 (2022).

• Advanced Acquisition Strategies for Lab-Based Diffraction Contrast Tomography.
  J. Oddershede et al., Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, vol. 11, 1-12 (2022).

2021

• 3D Non-Destructive Characterization of Electrical Steels for Quantitative Texture Analysis with Lab-Based X-ray Diffraction Contrast Tomography. J. Sun et al., Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, vol. 10, 551-558 (2021).

• Dynamics of Ga penetration in textured Al polycrystal revealed through multimodal three-dimensional analysis. N. Lu et al., Acta Materialia, vol. 217, 117145 (2021).

• Investigation of Relationships between Grain Structure and Inhomogeneous Deformation by Means of Laboratory-Based Multimodal X-Ray Tomography: Strain Accuracy Analysis. M. Kobayashi et al., Experimental Mechanics, vol. 61, 817-828 (2021).

• Crystallographic tomography and molecular modelling of structured organic polycrystalline powders. P. Gajjar et al., CrystEngComm, vol. 23, 2520-2531 (2021).

• Optimizing laboratory X-ray diffraction contrast tomography for grain structure characterization of pure iron. A. Lindkvist et al., Journal of Applied Crystallography, vol. 54, 99-110 (2021).

• Tracking polycrystal evolution non-destructively in 3D by laboratory X-ray diffraction contrast tomography. S. A. McDonald et al., Materials Characterization, vol. 172, 110814 (2021).

• Particle stimulated nucleation revisited in three dimensions: a laboratory-based multimodal X-ray tomography investigation. X. Lei et al., Materials Research Letters, vol. 9, 65-70 (2021).

2020

• Microstructural shift due to post-deformation annealing in the upper mantle. Y. Boneh et al., Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, vol. 2, e2020GC009377 (2020).

• 3D grain structure of an extruded 6061 Al alloy by lab-scale X-ray diffraction contrast tomography (DCT). Y. Zhao et al., Materials Characterization, vol. 177, 110716 (2020).

• Unsupervised Deep Learning for Laboratory-Based Diffraction Contrast Tomography. E. Hovad et al., Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, vol. 9, 315-321 (2020).

• A flexible and standalone forward simulation model for laboratory X-ray diffraction contrast tomography. H. Fang et al., Acta Cryst. A76, 1-12 (2020).

• Characterization of metals in four dimensions. A.J. Shahani et al., Materials Research Letters, vol. 12, 462-476 (2020).

• Dynamics of particle-assisted abnormal grain growth revealed through integrated three-dimensional microanalysis. N. Lu et al., Acta Materialia, vol. 195, 1-12 (2020).

• 3D Crystal Orientation Mapping of Recrystallization in Severely Cold-rolled Pure Iron Using Laboratory Diffraction Contrast Tomography. J. Sun et al., ISIJ International, vol. 60(3), 528-533 (2020).

2019

• Statistics and Reproducibility of Grain Morphologies and Crystallographic Orientations Mapped by Laboratory Diffraction Contrast Tomography. J. Sun et al., IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 580, 012046 (2019).

• Integral mean curvature analysis of 3D grain growth: Linearity of dV/dt and mean grain volume. B.R. Patterson et al., IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., 580, 012020 (2019).

• Non-destructive three-dimensional crystallographic orientation analysis of olivine using laboratory diffraction contrast tomography. M. J. Pankhurst et al., Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 83(5), 705-711 (2019).

• PolyProc: A Modular Processing Pipeline for X-ray Diffraction Tomography. J. Kang et al., Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, vol. 8(3), 388-399 (2019).

• 3D grain reconstruction from laboratory diffraction contrast tomography.
  F. Bachmann et al., J. Appl. Cryst., vol. 52, 643-651 (2019).

• A Forward Modeling Approach to High-Reliability Grain Mapping by Laboratory Diffraction Contrast Tomography (LabDCT). S. Niverty et al., JOM, vol. 71(8), 2695-2704 (2019).

• Non-destructive Characterization of Polycrystalline Materials in 3D by Laboratory Diffraction Contrast Tomography. J. Oddershede et al., Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, vol. 8(2), 217-225 (2019).

• Grain boundary wetting correlated to the grain boundary properties: A laboratory-based multimodal X-ray tomography investigation. J. Sun et al., Scripta Materialia, vol. 163, 77-81 (2019).

2015-2018

• Integrated imaging in three dimensions: Providing a new lens on grain boundaries, particles, and their correlations in polycrystalline silicon.  R. Keinan et al., Acta Materialia, vol. 148, 225-234 (2018).

• Microstructural evolution during sintering of copper particles studied by laboratory diffraction contrast tomography (LabDCT). S. A. McDonald et al, Sci. Rep., vol. 7(1), 5251 (2017).

• Diffraction Contrast Tomography in the Laboratory – Applications and Future Directions. C. Holzner et al., Micros. Today, vol. 24, no. 4, 34–43 (2016).

• Non-destructive mapping of grain orientations in 3D by laboratory X-ray microscopy.  S. A. McDonald et al., Sci. Rep., vol. 5 , 14665 (2015).

Background research

 

• Three-dimensional grain mapping by x-ray diffraction contrast tomography and the use of Friedel pairs in diffraction data analysis.  W. Ludwig et al., Rev. Sci. Inst., vol. 80, 033905 (2009).

• X-ray diffraction contrast tomography: a novel technique for three-dimensional grain mapping of polycrystals. I. Direct beam case.  W. Ludwig et al., J. Appl. Cryst., vol. 41, 302-309 (2008).

• Three-Dimensional X-ray Diffraction Microscopy. H.F. Poulsen: (Springer, 2004).

• Three-dimensional maps of grain boundaries and the stress state of individual grains in polycrystals and powders.  H.F. Poulsen et al., J. Appl. Cryst., vol. 34, 751-756 (2001).

• Tracking: a method for structural characterization of grains in powders or polycrystals. E.M. Lauridsen et al., J. Appl. Cryst. ,vol. 34, 744-750 (2001).

Other research

 

• Fast and quantitative 2D and 3D orientation mapping using Raman microscopy.
  O. Ilchenko et al., Nature Communications, vol. 10, 5555 (2019).

 

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