MRI: Acquisition of X-ray Diffraction Instrumentation for Chemistry Research and Education

该奖项由化学系和主要研究仪器（MRI）项目共同资助，来自加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的Galen Stucky教授及其同事Ram Seshadri和Trevor Hayton将获得一个单晶x射线衍射系统，配备了现代化的电荷耦合探测器（CCD），为化学系以及校园范围内的研究和教育项目服务。该提案旨在加强各级的研究培训和教育，特别是在研究领域，如微尺寸晶体的表征，弱衍射材料，弱结晶软材料，单晶或多晶样品的相变，以及与取向多晶样品相关的织构，取向，结晶度和晶体生长的表征。x射线衍射仪可以精确测量分子的完整三维结构，包括键距和角度，并提供有关分子相对于邻近分子的空间排列的准确信息。这里描述的研究将影响许多领域，包括有机和无机化学和材料化学。该仪器将成为教学和研究的一个组成部分。

With this award, co-funded by the Division of Chemistry and the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, Professor Galen Stucky and colleagues Ram Seshadri and Trevor Hayton from the University of California Santa Barbara will acquire a single crystal X-ray diffraction system, equipped with a modern charge coupled detector (CCD) to serve the chemistry department as well as campus-wide research and education programs. The proposal is aimed at enhancing research training and education at all levels, especially in areas of study such as characterization of micro-size crystals, weakly diffracting materials, poorly crystalline soft materials, and phase-transitions of single- or poly-crystalline samples, as well as the characterization of texture, orientation, crystallinity, and crystal growth associated with oriented polycrystalline samples.An X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles, and provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of a molecule relative to neighboring molecules. The studies described here will impact a number of areas, including organic and inorganic chemistry and materials chemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research.