CCD Upgrade of a Rotating Anode-based X-Ray System

化学研究仪器和设施(CRIF)计划的这一奖项将帮助克莱姆森大学化学系升级基于旋转阳极的X射线衍射分析系统，将串联探测器更换为CCD面阵探测器。该设备将加强以下领域的研究：(1)在燃料电池膜中具有重要应用的氟聚合物超强酸的化学；(2)复杂金属硫化物的合成和表征；(3)在地热卤水等新型介质中制备金属氧化物、氮化物和硫化物。该仪器还将用于向大量学生教授X射线结晶学技术。CCD探测器可以一次测量晶体的大截面X射线衍射图，为研究非常小和微弱的衍射材料提供了一个强大的工具。这类系统在与材料化学相关的应用中特别有用。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program will assist the Department of Chemistry at Clemson University to upgrade a rotating anode-based X-ray diffraction analysis system by replacement of the serial detector with a CCD area detector. The equipment will enhance research in a number of areas such as the following: (1) the chemistry of fluoropolymer superacids which have important applications in fuel cell membranes, (2) the synthesis and characterization of complex metal sulfides , (3) the preparation of metal oxides, nitrides, and sulfides in novel media such as geothermal brine. The instrumentation will also be used in the teaching of X-ray crystallography techniques to a large number of students. CCD detectors allow large sections of the X-ray diffraction pattern of a crystal to be measured at once and provide a powerful tool for the study of very small and weakly diffracting materials. Such systems are especially useful in applications related to materials chemistry.