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X-ray powder diffraction characterization of iron microparticles on a Bruker SMART1000 single-crystal X-ray diffractometer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2012

Joseph H. Reibenspies*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255
Nattamai Bhuvanesh
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255
*
a)Electronic mail: j-reibenspies@tamu.edu

Abstract

A method to characterize iron oxide microparticles by microquantity X-ray powder diffraction is presented. The method employs small sections of acrylic tubing and double sided Mylar® tape that fits over a standard 170 mm collimator for a Bruker-AXS SMART 1000 or APEXII three-circle single-crystal diffractometer (Mo X-ray tube). The tubing will hold and position a sample that is placed on the double-sided Mylar® tape and allow for rapid specimen mounting/dismounting and data collection. The method is simple, portable, and readily adapted to a variety of single-crystal X-ray diffractometers.

Type
Laboratory Note
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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