Phase Identification/Search Match for Powder Diffraction
Two main parts to perform computer based search-match:
- 1. Have a Powder Diffraction Database (buy or make your own)
- 2. Search-match software that uses the above database to search
Databases:
- ICDD has the commercial powder diffraction database area cornered http://www.icdd.com
- Alternative being developed is the Pauling File - http://www.crystalimpact.com
Nearly all Search-match programs are commercial:
Refer to, "Available Search-Match Software" for a list of known software:
- http://www.ccp14.ac.uk/solution/search-match.htm
- Free Software:Brian Toby's "Portable Logic Program" (UNIX) and "MacDiff" for Apple Mac freeware by Rainer Petschick
- OpenXRD by Stefan Krumm in development (GPL’d UNIX and Windows)