Structural analysis of complex materials using the atomic pair distribution function - a practical guide

被引:252
作者
Proffen, T [1 ]
Billinge, SJL
Egami, T
Louca, D
机构
[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, LANSCE 12, MS H805, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[4] Univ Virginia, Dept Phys, Charlottesville, VA 22901 USA
来源
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE | 2003年 / 218卷 / 02期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1524/zkri.218.2.132.20664
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Modem materials and their properties are often characterized by varying degrees of disorder. Routine crystallographic structure solution only reveals the average structure. The study of Bragg and diffuse scattering yields the local atomic arrangements holding the key to understanding increasingly complex materials. In this paper we review the pair distribution function technique used to unravel the local structure. We aim to give a practical overview and make this method easily accessible to the wider scientific community.
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页码:132 / 143
页数:12
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