Crystal Structure Determination Through X-Ray Diffraction

Magneto Optic Kerr Effect experiments require that your samples be aligned with the induced magnetic field within a certain degree of accuracy. Using x-ray diffraction you can analyze the orientation of crystals. Taking multiple scans of a Co3Sn2S2 sample from 20 degrees to 80 degrees of theta and rotating the sample by 15 degrees of phi between each scan and stacking that data into a 2-D histogram, we can determine how the unit cells are oriented within the sample. We then represent this data in a new form of visual aid called a Langelund Diagram.