Advanced Materials Characterization

Methods

Prof. Zhumabay Bakenov

Dr. Aishuak Konarov

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 Laboratory of XRD

• You will be given some samples data

• Identify the material
• Analyze the data using software

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 Match

https://www.crystalimpact.com/match/download.htm
XRD

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 Sample preparation
~ glass sample holder ~

1. Powder sample put in the 3. Smooth the surface of a sample with

sample holder the back of a glass plate

2. Hold a sample with a glass 4. Wipe the glass holder with

plate. cloth

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 Sample preparation
~ aluminum sample holder ~

1. Put a drug packing paper on a

glass plate. After that, powder 3. Compress a sample by a
sample put in the sample finger
holder

4. Remove a drug packing paper,

2. Hold a sample with a glass turn over the sample.
plate.

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 Zero-background sample holders

• Used for small sample amounts or in order to address transparency

effects from weakly absorbing samples
• Available for the standard sample holder and the ASC-6 sample
changer

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