ICDD (International Center for Diffraction Data)

The International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD) is an organization that collects, manages, and shares information about the patterns produced when materials are examined with X-ray diffraction. These patterns act like unique fingerprints for different substances, allowing scientists to identify and analyze materials precisely. The ICDD creates and maintains a comprehensive database of these diffraction patterns, which is widely used in materials science, chemistry, geology, and engineering to determine the composition and structure of various materials accurately. Essentially, the ICDD helps researchers quickly identify materials based on their atomic structure using X-ray measurements.