Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction

Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXRD) is a surface sensitive diffraction technique that utilises a small incident angle X-ray beam to limit penetration into the bulk material as well as optimise the intensity. This makes it a powerful tool for:

• Determining phases present at the sample surface and in multi-layer thin films or passivation layers
• Determining crystallographic changes in surfaces after treatment
• Improving the diffraction signal from ultra thin films
• Avoiding overlapping peaks from different depths of sample