Acquisition of a High Resolution X-Ray Diffractometer

University Of Oregon Eugene, Eugene OR

Investigators

Abstract

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oregon in Eugene will acquire an X-ray diffractometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: a) development of novel multilayer synthesis of metastable solids; b) characterization of metal-organic multilayers with nonlinear optical properties; c) determination of the structure and size distribution of gold nanoparticles; d) preparation and characterization of inorganic semiconductor | conjugated polymer interfaces; e) low temperature synthesis of new oxide materials using salt metathesis reactions from non-aqueous solvents; and f) synthesis and characterization of novel metal dichalcogenide superlattices. The X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles, and it provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of the molecule relative to the neighboring molecules. These studies will lead to the development of novel materials important to the electronics and optics industries.