X-ray analysis is a fast, accurate, and efficient technique for the non-destructive testing of materials. It is used for the elemental, chemical, crystalline, structural and dynamic analysis of a wide range of different materials for various needs. Alfa Chemistry provides you with Rigaku SmartLab X-ray Diffractometer-based X-ray analysis services.
Rigaku SmartLab X-ray Diffractometer
The instrument is best for thin film analysis, and is capable of conducting a variety of characterization, including:
1. Reflectivity analysis for thin film thickness (1-150 nm), density, and roughness (0-2 nm). Examples of good films include sputtered films, e-beam deposited films, PLA deposited films, CVD deposited films, MBE films etc.
2. Thin film or surface phase analysis using Grazing-incident X-ray diffraction (GIXRD).
3. Nano-scale thin film structural analysis using In-Plane X-ray diffraction. Films as thin as 2 nm can be measured.
4. Texture and preferred (crystal) orientation analysis through Pole Figure and/or Phi-scan. Samples can be thin films, single crystals, or polycrystalline materials.
5. Transmission Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) for nano-particle/pore size distribution analysis, as well as large d-spacing or periodicity measurement (2- 80 nm). Samples can be powder, suspension, film, or bulk.
6. Residual stress analysis for thin films, metals, ceramics etc.
7. High-resolution Rocking Curves and Reciprocal Space Mapping for crystals, wafers, and epitaxial thin films. Good for crystal quality evaluation, epi-layer strain and composition analysis.
8. Powder phase analysis.
Available Software for data analysis includes:
1. GlobalFit: Reflectivity curve fitting; Rocking curve fitting.
2. NanoSolver: Nano-particle/pore size distribution analysis.
3. PDXL: Phase identification; Crystallite size and strain analysis; Lattice constant refinement; Residual stress analysis.
4. 3D Explorer: Pole figure visualization in 3D or 2D; Reciprocal space map visualization in 2D or 3D and in either real space or reciprocal space.
Rigaku SmartLab X-ray Diffractometer (SEA#107) is a multi-purpose X-ray diffractometer with a Cu X-ray Tube, a Theta-Theta Goniometer, a Cross-Beam Optics allowing selection of Parallel-Beam Optics or focusing-beam optics, a Scintillation counter, and several data analysis software for different applications.
Alfa Chemistry offers X-ray analysis services for applications in materials, chemistry, biology, and other fields. If you are interested, please contact us directly.
For research use only, not intended for any clinical use.
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