Our Capabilities
X-Ray Diffraction
Structure at the nano-scale.
Methods
Three Bruker diffractometers which enable:
- reflection, transmission or capillary geometry
- in situ high temperature & reactive environment
- solid or liquid samples
- orientation / texture
- divergent or parallel beam
- grazing incidence
- reflectometry
- Kratky Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) Camera with temperature control.
Applications of XRD
XRD is the primary tool for investigating the structure of crystalline materials, from atomic arrangement to crystallite size and imperfections. Application areas include:
- Nano-materials : phase composition, crystallite size and shape, lattice distortions and faulting, composition variations, orientation, in situ structure development
- Catalysts : as for nano-materials, with monitoring of structure throughout manufacturing and use to develop structure-property relationships
- New materials development : in situ measurements are important to understand what really happens during processing and can reduce total development costs
- Polymers & Composites : crystalline form, crystallinity, crystalline perfection, orientation - all likely to affect performance
- Pharmaceuticals & Organics : polymorphs, crystallinity, and orientation are important to performance and can be followed by XRD, including in situ studies
The MSG advantage
- Experience with a wide range of sample types and formats
- Specialists in studies under process conditions with various hardware & software solutions
- Structure at the nano-scale: crystallite size and shape, lattice distortion, faulting
- Crystalline materials information includes phase composition, structure variations (e.g. solid solutions and polymorphs), crystallinity & orientation
- Non-crystalline periodicity, size and orientation
