The X-ray Diffraction Facility at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida is among the most modern and productive in the world. Structural analysis of Organic, Inorganic and Organometallic newly synthesized materials is conducted by single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction.

The facility consists of two diffractometers. The first is a Bruker D8 Venture single crystal diffractometer with two powerful microfocus Mo (λ=0.71073 Å) and Cu (λ=1.54178 Å) sources and with PHOTON II area detector, installed in 2019. The second is a Malvern Panalytical Empyrean S3 powder diffractometer. It is equipped with Cu sealed tube, automated and manual optics, PIXCEL3D detector, sample changer, SCATTERX78 stage and TTK600 low-medium temperature chamber. The system was installed in 2025.

The lab is also equipped with high quality stereomicroscope and digital camera.

The facility is grateful to NSF and UF for funding of the X-ray equipment through grant CHE-1828064.