Uniting Electron Crystallography and Powder Diffraction

Kolb, Ute; Shankland, Kenneth; Meshi, Louisa; Avilov, Anatoly; David, William I.F

The polycrystalline and nanocrystalline states play an increasingly important role in exploiting the properties of materials, encompassing applications as diverse as pharmaceuticals, catalysts, solar cells and energy storage. A knowledge of the three-dimensional atomic and molecular structure of materials is essential for understanding and controlling their properties, yet traditional single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods lose their power when only polycrystalline and nanocrystalline samples are available. It is here that powder diffraction and single-crystal electron diffraction techniques take over, substantially extending the range of applicability of the crystallographic principles of structure determination. 

This volume, a collection of teaching contributions presented at the Crystallographic Course in Erice in 2011, clearly describes the fundamentals and the state-of-the-art of powder diffraction and electron diffraction methods in materials characterisation, encompassing a diverse range of disciplines and materials stretching from archeometry to zeolites.   As such, it is a comprehensive and valuable resource for those wishing to gain an understanding of the broad applicability of these two rapidly developing fields.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2012-12-20

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789400755796

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5580-2

Dimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm

Pages: 434.0