Bruker D8 X-ray Diffractometer

At the Experimental Techniques Centre, we have a number of techniques and instruments to cater for a wide variety of materials, samples and products.

The XRD is a highly sought-after non-destructive technique for defining powdered or solid samples. If the material has some form of ordered structure, crystallinity, then this instrument can tell you something about it. Giving information about those crystal phases and for common materials the obtained X-ray diffraction pattern of unknown samples can be matched against reference patterns in the database.

This makes the XRD incredibly useful in the identification of materials, what they are and importantly what structure they take. Many materials can form different phases and being able to tell which one you have can indicate how that material will behave for whatever application you are designing and using it for. As such, the applications for the XRD range broadly across scientific disciplines, from manufacturing to civil engineering to semiconductors, chemical and geological research.

For more information or to discuss your XRD requirements, please contact our Scientific Officer Team at etc@brunel.ac.uk