Resources
Here are educational resources and lists of analytical software and databases. Note: Cite all sources where appropriate. Many of these resources are open-access tools published by active research groups.
Educational Resources
Argonne National Lab
Series of lectures about crystallography fundamentals
Diffraction
JEOL
Introduction to SEM & library of technical whitepapers about specific applications
Electron Microscopy
AFM Help
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Website which introduces users to basic AFM topics
Atomic Force Microscopy
AFM Workshop
Video tutorials on AFM fundamentals
Atomic Force Microscopy
Bruker
Searchable portal for Bruker hosted webinars on select topics
Various Methods
X-Ray Data Booklet
Provides physical background for interactions of x-rays with matter. Foundational for XRD and EDS.
Various
TA Instruments
Webinars portal for TA Instruments thermal and physical property analysis
Thermal Analysis & Rheology
Malvern Panalytical
Searchable webinar database for particle sizing (among others)
Particle Size
Keyence
Resource center which covers multiple topics in engineering spanning from machining to measurement
Engineering
Xact Metal
Metal 3D printing resource hub for education and best practices
Engineering
Pace Technologies
Best practices and guidelines for polishing samples when preparing for microscopy and/or surface measurements such as indentation
Engineering
Win X-Ray
Software for Monte Carlo simulations of electrons in a solid. Useful for gaining insight on scattering behavior of SEM and TEM probes on samples and simulating EDS profiles.
Physics
SRIM
Software package and resource hub for simulations of ion sources in matter. Useful for SEM/TEM simulations, sputtering simulations, and ion implantation studies
Physics
DTSA-II
Software package for quantitiative x-ray microanalysis. Useful for developing quant-EDS experiments in-house with internal standards
Physics
Analytical Software
ImageJ
Image analysis software for processing SEM and optical microscope data
MTEX
Orientation analysis software usd in processing EBSD and ODF data
GSAS II
Crystallographic analysis software package used to perform quantitative analysis on PXRD data
Jana
XRD analysis: solution, refinement, and interpretation of standard, modulated, and magnetic structures from diffraction data
Fox
XRD analysis software for the structure solution of powder XRD data
ShelX
http://www.shelx.org/
Structure solution package for single crystal XRD data. To be used with a solution interface such as Olex2 or a CMD window
Olex 2
GUI led structure solution software for single crystal XRD data. Interfaces with Shelx and other solution packages
Gwyddion
Analytical software package for SPM (including AFM) data. Also useful for image data such as SEM/TEM where ImageJ is not suitable
TA Instruments
TA Instruments analytical package for data that comes from DMA, TGA, and DSC instruments that run on Thermal Advantage or Trios
Databases
Minecryst
Powder Diffraction Files (PDF) cards for mineralogical specimens. Mostly metals and minerals.
Crystal Structure
COD
Crystallography Open Database. Has PDF cards for organic, inorganic, metal-organic, and minerals. Excludes proteins.
Crystal Structure
PDB
Protein Data Bank. Structures of complex organic biopolymers.
Crystal Structure
RRUFF
Meta-database which collates XRD, Raman, and IR data for common minerals
Crystal Structure, Spectroscopy
ICDD
International Center for Diffraction Data. Paid database of XRD structures (½ñÈճԹϺÚÁÏ maintains a license of this database)
Crystal Structure
NIST - PML
National Institute of Standards - Physical Measurement Laboratory. Database of physical properties for various chemicals including physical properties and spectroscopic data
Physical Constants, Spectroscopy,