Main part of XRD machine

Category General
Difficulty Level Normal
Audience Level General
Description Microscopic characterization methods refer to scientific techniques Which allow determination of both composition and structure of a material. Optical microscopy, scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy are known as microscopic techniques. This course illustrates how microscopic characterization techniques are used.
Overview
Microscopic methods play an essential role in nanomaterials characterization. Microscopic and X-ray based characterization of nanomaterials techniques are used for the determination of surface morphology and dispersion characteristics of nanomaterials. This course deals with details of these aspects, and will provide a fundamental understanding of morphological tools, such as instrumentation, sample preparation and different kinds of analyses, etc.


Booklet
Description
This section presents the main parts of XRD-machine. X-ray diffractometers consist of three basic elements: an X-ray tube, a sample holder, and an X-ray detector. X-rays are generated in a cathode ray tube by heating a filament to produce electrons, accelerating the electrons toward a target by applying a voltage, and bombarding the target material with electrons.

Mental Challenge

What is the best solution to minimize the disruption in diffraction process?




Quizzes and Activities
Activity: Draw a schematic diagram of the XRD apparatus.

Further Reading Sources

1.http://physics.usask.ca/~bzulkosk/modphyslab/phys381manual/xray_diffraction_2004.pdf

2.https://www.iitk.ac.in/che/pdf/resources/XRD-reading-material.pdf