Services & Expertise

	X-ray Crystallographic Center
	Services & Expertise

Single Crystal Analysis

	Crystal and molecular structure determination of all type of compounds
	Identification based on the cell dimensions using NIST database
	Large small-molecule and small macromolecule structures
	Treatment of merohedral and non-merohedral twinning
	Disordered and modulated structures
	Absolute structure determination
	2D Powder diffraction from only a few grains
	Publication quality check and illustrative materials preparation (see final report in html and PDF formats)
	Consulting in the field of crystallography, structural, solid state and materials chemistry
		OD-structure of type VC I
Powder Diffraction

	Phase Identification (Qualitative analysis) using ICDD database	Integration of GADDS frames
	Quantitative phase analysis
	Ab initio unit cell indexing and high precision lattice parameters determination
	Ab initio crystal structure determination from powder data
	The Rietveld refinement of the crystal structure including Quantitative analysis
	Fast (up to 1 hour) yet quality data collection using strip detector
	High profile quality and low background data using solid state detector
	Microdiffraction using Göbel mirror and area detector
	Choice of Mo K_α, Cu K_α or single wavelength Cu K_β radiation
	Good data from miniature samples - several milligrams and tens of millimeter in size
	Large samples up to several kilograms and a foot long
	Quality diffraction data and mapping of thin films (down to nanometer scale)
	Effective avoiding of x-ray diffraction from the single crystal substrate
	Amorphous content/Degree of crystallinity determination using internal or external standards
	Standardless amorphous to crystalline single phase ratio for polymers and pharmaceutics
	Neutron & Synchrotron data in collaboration with NIST & APS
	Microstructure and texture analysis; crystallite (grain) size and micro-strain determination
	Experience and expertise in chemistry, structure and analysis of all classes: - metals, alloys and intermetallic compounds; - inorganic compounds and complexes; - minerals, zeolites and intercalates; - organic, metal-organics and organometalic complexes
	Powder X-ray characterization of materials with applications in: manufacturing process and quality control; raw material analysis in mining, drug quality and purity in pharmaceutical industry; crystallinity of polymers and nano-materials; forensic analysis, and more