{"title":"Nanostructure studied using the atomic pair distribution function","authors":"S. Billinge","doi":"10.1524/ZKRI.2007.2007.SUPPL_26.17","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Studying the atomic structure of nanostructured materials presents a special chal- lenge because our extensive crystallographic toolbox begins to lose its power on the nano- scale. The presumption of periodicity is a poor approximation when structural correlation lengths are limited to a few tens of nanometres or less and alternative approaches are needed. Here we give an overview of recent results where the use of the atomic pair distribution function analysis of x-ray and neutron powder diffraction has yielded useful insights in dif- ferent classes of nanostructure problem.","PeriodicalId":23897,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift Fur Kristallographie","volume":"14 1","pages":"17-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"12","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Zeitschrift Fur Kristallographie","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1524/ZKRI.2007.2007.SUPPL_26.17","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Chemistry","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Studying the atomic structure of nanostructured materials presents a special chal- lenge because our extensive crystallographic toolbox begins to lose its power on the nano- scale. The presumption of periodicity is a poor approximation when structural correlation lengths are limited to a few tens of nanometres or less and alternative approaches are needed. Here we give an overview of recent results where the use of the atomic pair distribution function analysis of x-ray and neutron powder diffraction has yielded useful insights in dif- ferent classes of nanostructure problem.
期刊介绍:
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie International journal for structural, physical, and chemical aspects of crystalline materials ISSN 0044-2968 Founded in 1877 by Paul Groth Zeitschrift für Kristallographie is one of the world’s oldest scientific journals. In original papers, letters and review articles it presents results of theoretical or experimental study on crystallography.