Powder Diffraction File (PDF)
Phase Search
Not sure which database you should purchase? Search using chemical name, formula, and elements to find out which ICDD database product is right for you!
2020 PDF Product Line
PDF-4+
Phase Identification & Quantitation
PDF-4+/Web
Data on the Go
PDF-4/Axiom
Enhance Your Benchtop Performance
PDF-4/Minerals
Comprehensive Mineral Collection
PDF-4/Organics
Solve Difficult Problems, Get Better Results
PDF-2
Phase Identification + Value
2019-2020 PDF Product Line
Release 2020 of the Powder Diffraction FileTM (PDF®) contains 1,004,568 unique material data sets. Each data set contains diffraction, crystallographic and bibliographic data, as well as experimental, instrument and sampling conditions, and select physical properties in a common standardized format. The PDF databases are designed to solve your material problems. The PDF is produced in several different formats in order to serve different groups of users.
Highlight on Searching with PDF-4+
The PDF-4+ 2020 database is powered by our integrated search display software. PDF-4+ 2020 boasts 75 search selections coupled with 128 display fields resulting in a nearly limitless choice of data mining options.
The Search Window displays nine tabs. Each tab features multiple search criteria to allow you to data mine the PDF-4+. Searching the PDF-4+ is an iterative process that allows you to input user-defined criteria, view the results, and combine additional criteria to refine your results.
PDF Databases – Why We Are The Best!
More data, higher quality, more content, many types of solid state reference data
- The world’s largest solid state collections of minerals, metals and alloys, polymers, active pharmaceuticals, and commercial materials
- The world’s largest and most diverse (by formula) collection of inorganic structures
- The world’s largest collection of modulated structures
- Extensive bibliographic collections – thousands of journals, hundreds of thousands of authors
- Target your identification; get more accurate results using materials classified by chemistry and application by using the PDF’s extensive subfile system
- Standardized data, nomenclature, and structural classifications plus brand names, trade names, mineral names, zeolite names, and common names of commercial materials
ICDD Clinics
ICDD training courses teach both theoretical knowledge and practical applications of X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and X-ray powder diffractometry. Instructors have extensive experience in the field and are specially selected from academia, government, and industry to deliver the best of theory and practice.
The focus on practical applications, hands-on experience, and intense personal instruction differentiates ICDD courses from other training courses.
| XRF | XRD | Rietveld |
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Practical X-ray Fluorescence Clinic |
Fundamentals of X-ray Powder Diffraction Clinic Advanced Methods in X-ray Powder Diffraction Clinic Both sessions |
Rietveld Refinement & Indexing Clinic |
WHO WE ARE
The International Centre for Diffraction Data® (ICDD®) is a non-profit scientific organization dedicated to collecting, editing, publishing, and distributing powder diffraction data for the identification of materials. The membership of the ICDD consists of worldwide representation from academe, government, and industry.
DIFFRACTION DATABASES YOU CAN TRUST
The Powder Diffraction File™ (PDF®) is the only crystallographic database that is specifically designed for material identification and characterization. It is an analysis system that is comprised of crystallographic and diffraction data. These data with embedded data mining and analysis software have been through a quality and classification editorial review system.
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The only crystallographic database organization in the world with its Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015 certified by DEKRA.
