MRI/RUI: Acquisition of Desktop X-ray Diffractometer

这项主要研究仪器RUI拨款支持购买台式x射线衍射仪，用于杰克逊州立大学（一所本科教学型大学）的材料科学和固态化学研究。这种衍射仪不需要水冷却，而且非常简单，本科生经过短时间的训练就可以使用。这种衍射仪既可用于教学实验室，也可用于研究。研究是多种多样的。一个例子是探索新型硅，包括含有40%分子氢的非晶态硅。新的开放框架结构，如硅锗和锡包合物也将被表征。该设备将与阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校和奥本大学共享使用。它将加强三所大学之间正在进行的合作。该设备还将与一个名为“阿拉巴马州科学运动”的项目合作，作为高中生的示范工具，并将用于当地高中教师的继续教育硕士课程。

This Major Research Instrumentation RUI grant supports acquisition of a desk top x-ray diffractometer that will be used in materials science and solid-state chemistry research at Jackson State University, an undergraduate, teaching-oriented university. This diffractometer does not require water cooling and is sufficiently simple that undergraduate students can use it after a short training period. The diffractometer will be used in teaching laboratories as well as in research. The research is varied. One example is exploring new forms of silicon, including amorphous silicon that contains on the order of 40% molecular hydrogen. New open framework structures such as silicon-germanium and tin clathrates will also be characterized.This equipment will see shared use with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Auburn University. It should enhance the on-going collaborations between the three universities. The equipment will also be used as a demonstration tool for high school students in collaboration with a program called "Alabama Science in Motion" and will be employed in the continuing education Masters Program for local high school teachers.