Structure from Diffraction Methods

Inorganic materials show a diverse range of important propertiesthat are desirable for many contemporary, real-world applications.Good examples include recyclable battery cathode materials forenergy storage and transport, porous solids for capture and storageof gases and molecular complexes for use in electronic devices. Anunderstanding of the function of these materials is necessary inorder to optimise their behaviour for real applications, hence theimportance of 'structure-property relationships'.The chapters presented in this volume deal with recent advancesin the characterisation of crystalline materials. They include somefamiliar diffraction methods, thoroughly updated with modernadvances. Also included are techniques that can now probe detailsof the three-dimensional arrangements of atoms in nanocrystallinesolids, allowing aspects of disorder to be studied. Small-anglescattering, a technique that is often overlooked, can probe bothordered and disordered structures of materials at longer lengthscales than those probed by powder diffraction methods.Addressing both physical principals and recent advances in theirapplications, Structure from Diffraction Methodscovers:* Powder Diffraction* X-Ray and Neutron Single-Crystal Diffraction* PDF Analysis of Nanoparticles* Electron Crystallography* Small-Angle ScatteringIdeal as a complementary reference work to other volumes in theseries (Local Structural Characterisation and MultiLength-Scale Characterisation), or as an examination of thespecific characterisation techniques in their own right,Structure from Diffraction Methods is a valuable addition tothe Inorganic Materials Series.