About ICDD
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.
Our Vision
The International Centre for Diffraction Data will continue to develop tools and support the education required for materials analyses of tomorrow.
Our Mission
The International Centre for Diffraction Data will continue to be the world center for quality diffraction and related data to meet the needs of the technical community. ICDD promotes the application of materials characterization methods in science and technology by providing forums for the exchange of ideas and information.
Markets Served
ICDD’s PDF-4/Organics 2016 database is designed for a multitude of applications in the pharmaceutical, regulatory, specialty chemical, biomaterials, and forensic fields. Its design allows for easy interface with diffractometers and data analysis systems of leading software developers and manufacturers of X-ray equipment. The database is useful for scientists working in consumer products, catalysis, forensic science, analytical labs, drug discovery, and production.
PDF-4/Organics 2016 - Material Identification Database PDF-4/Organics provides comprehensive coverage as the world’s largest X-ray powder diffraction database for organics and organometallics. The PDF-4/Organics database is a highly targeted collection, with special focus on materials used in commercial and regulatory fields. It is designed to solve difficult problems that are analyzed by powder diffraction analysis for a multitude of applications in the pharmaceutical, regulatory, specialty chemical, biomaterials, and forensic fields. The PDF-4/Organics provides the best of both worlds by including single crystal and powder diffraction data together in a single, edited, and standardized database. We not only extract from the public literature like other databases, we add unique content by extracting patent data, combining single crystal and powder references, adding common inorganics and polymers, and continuously adding targeted materials through grants and research proposals.