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Crystallographic Services and Technology Support for Industry
Antonia Neels1, Olha Sereda2, Tobias Bandi2
1CSEM SA, XRD Application Lab and Microscopy, Microsystems Technology, Jaquet-Droz 1, CH-2002 Neuchâtel, Switzerland. antonia.neels@csem.ch.
Abstract:
The activities of CSEM's XRD Application Lab are oriented towards the analytical support of technology and product development in the fields of materials sciences, microtechnology, physics, chemistry, nanotechnology and life sciences. Non-destructive X-ray diffraction methods are used for the structural investigation of materials, components and systems. New developments are made with a focus on in situ techniques to 'watch the action' - structural transformations in dependence of applied external fields such as temperature, humidity, magnetic fields or mechanical stresses.
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