X-ray diffraction
The X-ray diffraction suite at the University of Warwick is a joint Physics & Chemistry facility primarily for analytical materials research. It is managed by Professor Pam Thomas in collaboration with Dr Richard Walton and operated by the facility manager Dr David Walker.
The suite is located on the 3rd floor of the new Materials & Analytical Science (MAS) building. It is well equipped for the study of a wide variety of materials including single-crystals, epitaxial thin-films, polycrystalline layers, ceramics and powders under both ambient and non-ambient conditions. The facility currently consists of four powder diffractometers, two high resolution diffractometers and a single-crystal CCD diffractometer. In addition, a Laue kit is available for the orientation of large crystals.
The X-ray facility is partially funded by the Advantage West Midlands and Birmingham Science Cities Advanced Materials 1 and Hydrogen Energy projects. The machines obtained under these projects are available for use by other members of the project.
The X-ray facility is available for industrial use at competative rates. A wide range of services including powder diffraction for Phase ID, structural determination, accurate lattice parameter determination, in-situ diffraction, stress & texture measurements and more. A variety of forms of sample can be accomodated from large single crystals, thin-films to ceramics and powders. Our team are very experienced and have multi-disciplined expertise. For further information and any enquiries regarding the use of these X-ray facilities for industrial work please contact the facilities manager Dr David Walker.
NEWS
11/11/11
The X-ray suite has moved to the 3rd floor of the new Materials & Analytical Science (MAS) building
23/07/09
New website online
