X-ray diffractometer

Organization: University of Helsinki » Department of Chemistry » Epäorgaanisen kemian laboratorio

PANalytical X’Pert Pro MPD

Mikko Heikkilä

2007

2007

X-ray diffractometer

X-ray diffraction (XRD) is used for phase identification of crystalline materials, X-ray reflectometry (XRR) is used for determination of thickness, roughness and density of thin films. High temperature XRD and XRR in different atmospheres.

Theta-theta goniometer with several sample stages, including oven for high temperature measurements. Fast and easy exchange between parafocusing and parallel beam geometries. PIXcel detector for very high dynamic range.

For parafocusing geometry, the diffractometer is equipped with programmable divergence slit on incident beam and programmable antiscatter slit on diffracted beam side. For parallel beam there is a multilayer x-ray mirror on incident beam side and parallel beam collimator on diffracted side. Soller slits on both sides on both geometries. PIXcel detector is used for both geometries including reflectometry. Anton-Paar HTK1200N oven is used for high temperature measurements. Atmospheres available include currently air, O2, N2 and forming gas (5 % H2 / 95 % N2). Both powder and solid samples can be measured in oven.

University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, room C327

Helsinki

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