X-Ray Diffraction Facility

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has an excellent X-Ray Diffraction Facility equipped with the most modern and versatile X-ray diffractometers, D8-Venture (Cu) & D8-QUEST (Mo). These diffractometers, coupled with the revolutionary PHOTON III & II detectors, respectively. Both instruments have microfocus sources, especially DIAMOND II for Cu, which bring high-resolution data even on small-size crystals and facilitate the collection of complete and highly redundant datasets in any given Laue class. Modern low-temperature devices from Oxford Cryosystems help to collect low-temperature data down to 80K. The D8-Venture is associated with Oxford 1000+ cryosystem, enabling a temperature range from 80K to 500K. The X-ray Diffraction Facility offers complete single-crystal X-ray structure determination processing at two wavelengths (Cu & Mo) to get the best structure possible from any single crystal!

Contact:

Single Crystal XRD Sample Submission Form

*Charges for internal users:

Single Crystal XRD (Bruker D8-Venture/QUEST)

Unit cell determination: $15 per sample

Data-collection: $75 per sample

Data-collection, structure solution, and refinement: $100 per sample

Powder Diffractometer (Bruker D8 Advance)

Regular powder diffraction experiment: $25/hour

Variable temperature experiment (-180 °C – 450 °C): $40/hour (High temp.) | $60/hour (Low temp.)

Training fee: $75/h per trainee

Powder X-ray Diffractometer Reservation (must be a user**)

UTD X-ray Safety Course

*The instruments are open to internal and external users. The external users can reach out to the crystallographer for the details.

**To become a user of the powder X-ray diffractometer (PXRD), one must receive on-site training and complete an online course on X-ray safety, if not already done.