X-Ray Analytical Facility

Image An x-ray machine in operation.

This facility houses x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF) equipment for determining the composition, crystal structure, amount of preferred crystallographic alignment, and local structure of inorganic, organic, and organometallic materials. Additionally, for thin film samples, film thickness, density, and the amount of each element per unit area can also be determined. 

Instruments 

  • X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
  • X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)

Facility Contact: Lev Zakharov, for single crystal XRD; Dave Johnson, for powder/thin film XRD or XRF