DTU Electron Crystallography Facility

DTU Chemistry performs electron diffraction, enabling the study of atomic arrangements in nano- and micro-crystalline materials. The method involves the illumination of a crystal with a focused electron beam and analyzing the resulting diffraction pattern. The analysis of the pattern makes it possible to determine the positions and arrangement of atoms within the material.

For this purpose, we employ Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-ED. The instrument is specifically designed for electron diffraction experiments (λ = 0.0251 Å). We are thereby able to analyze a wide array of materials, including Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), minerals, proteins, pharmaceuticals, catalysts, and more.

Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-ED is equipped with a high-speed/sensitivity photon-counting detector (HyPix-ED), a Gatan Elsa™ cryo-transfer holder 698 (for measurements ranging from -173 °C to room temperature), and a Hummingbird Scientific furnace heating holder for measurements between room temperature and 1000 °C. The Synergy-ED system is controlled using the CrysAlisPro software package, which not only manages data collection, but also facilitates seamless workflow from data collection to structure determination.

We provide comprehensive services and welcome collaborations with academic researchers and industrial partners alike.

Contact

Professor Kasper S. Pedersen

Director, DTU Electron Crystallography Facility

kastp@kemi.dtu.dk; +45 23 60 40 67

Kemitorvet 207, R214, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

www.kasperpedersen.org

Twitter: @kasperspedersen

Mariusz Kubus

AC-TAP

DTU Chemistry

+45 93 51 89 74