Photocrystallography Resources

Find links to resources arising from or relating to our photocrystallography research. While resources are available open access we respectfully ask that you provide appropriate credit and abide by any attached license requirements (typically CC-BY or CC-BY-NC).

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Magnetic LED clips for in-situ illumination during SCXRD collections

We often use LEDs to illuminate our crystals in-situ on the X-ray diffractometer as this is a cheap and flexible approach that also transfers very little heat to the crystal under irradiation.

Follow the link below to access STL files for 3D printing of our most common LED array geometries, that can be attached to a suitable surface inside your instrument, e.g. to your low temperature flow device.

Files are accessed under the following DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17035/cardiff.28418219.v1

Files are hosted on Cardiff University's Research Repository and are subject to a CC-BY-NC 4.0 license.

For commercial users please contact Dr Hatcher for further information on how our IP could be legally shared.

Please make sure to cite the use of these LED holders appropriately using the following reference:
"Hatcher, Lauren; Coulson, Ben (2025). Magnetic LED arc holders for in-situ photocrystallography studies. Cardiff University. Model. https://doi.org/10.17035/cardiff.28418219.v1"