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X-Ray and Imaging

The world-class x-ray suite within the National Facility can deliver a range of services from powder characterisation, fingerprinting, variable temperature measurements, variable humidity measurements to unit cell determination and full structural solutions.

 
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X-Ray and Imaging Services 

CMAC also have a Xenocs Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) instrument, which can be employed in the investigation of materials with larger intermolecular spacing for the determination of shape and alignment of particles.  
Our Nano-CT service offers a non-invasive technique for the three-dimensional structural characterisation of solids this can be applied to analyse for samples with sizes > ca. 20 um.

The extensive optical and electron microscopy capability at the National Facility is located within a vibration sensitive laboratory.  This includes automated compound and inverted optical microscopes, off-line IR and Raman instruments with surface mapping features plus a benchtop SEM. This service enables physical samples to be imaged and chemically analysed at the facility.

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X-Ray & Imaging Equipment

 

X-Ray Analysis Capability

  • Single Crystal XRD, Kappa Apex II, Mo radiation, Bruker

  • Single Crystal XRD, D8 Venture, Cu radiation, Bruker

  • Powder XRD, D8 Discover, Cu radiation, variable temperature & humidity stage, capillary, Bruker

  • Powder XRD, D8 Advance, Cu Kα1 radiation, capillary transmission x2, Bruker

  • Powder XRD, D8 Discover, Cu Kα1,2 radiation, multi-well flat plate transmission for screening, Bruker

  • XRD Pair Distribution Function (PDF) Analysis, Empyrean, Ag & Mo radiation, PANalytical

  • Benchtop Powder XRD, D2 Phaser, Cu radiation, Bruker

  • SAXS/WAXS Cu/Cr/Mo Xeuss 2.0 5M, Xenocs

Imaging Capability

  • Optical Microscopy, Leica

  • SEM, TM4000Plus, Hitachi

  • AFM, Dimension FastScan, Bruker

  • IR Microscope, Hyperion 3000, Bruker

  • Raman Microscope, XPlora Plus with terahertz Raman Module, Horiba, Coherent

  • Thermal Imaging Camera, A6702sc InSb, FLIR

  • Microscope Stages: Temperature, Rheology, Freeze Drying, DSC, Linkam

  • High Speed Imaging, FastCam, Photron

  • ToF-SIMS, IONTOF

  • X-Ray Nano Computed Tomography, SkyScan 2211 Bruker

Get in touch

To find out more, please contact the CMAC National Facility Team with your enquiries.