X-Ray Lab

The departmental x-ray diffraction facility is dedicated to the collection and analysis of high-quality x-ray diffraction data of materials of interest to the faculty and their collaborators. The physical forms of these materials include single- or poly- crystalline (powder) solids, liquid crystals, polymers (and bio-polymers), deposits on films and crystalline surfaces (Si), mixtures and composites. Analyses include molecular structure determination (single-crystal and powder/Rietveld), phase identification, strain or texture analysis (use of pole figures) and back-reflection Laue photography (substrate alignment). The users of the x-ray facility (including trained students and technicians) are in complete compliance with radiation safety (NJ and Rutgers) and all applicable NJ state laws.

Contact:
Thomas J. Emge
Chief Crystallographic Engineer
Wright-Rieman Laboratories
610 Taylor Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: 732-445-2206
Fax: 732-445-5312
emge@rci.rutgers.edu

Schedule:  Rutgers researchers may use our online system to schedule a job. See the "X-Ray Lab" menu item under CCB Users / Instrument Scheduling.

Bruker/Siemens HiStar multi-wire area detector and rotating anode x-ray generator
Bruker-AXS Smart APEX CCD diffractometer
Philips XPert powder diffractometer with sample changer

Enraf-Nonius CAD4 serial x-ray diffractometer

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