Structure from Diffraction Methods / Inorganic Materials Series (ePub)

Inorganic materials show a diverse range of important properties
that are desirable for many contemporary, real-world applications.
Good examples include recyclable battery cathode materials for
energy storage and transport, porous solids for capture and storage
of gases and molecular complexes for use in electronic devices. An
understanding of the function of these materials is necessary in
order to optimise their behaviour for real applications, hence the
importance of 'structure-property relationships'.

The chapters presented in this volume deal with recent advances
in the characterisation of crystalline materials. They include some
familiar diffraction methods, thoroughly updated with modern
advances. Also included are techniques that can now probe details
of the three-dimensional arrangements of atoms in nanocrystalline
solids, allowing aspects of disorder to be studied. Small-angle
scattering, a technique that is often overlooked, can probe both
ordered and disordered structures of materials at longer length
scales than those probed by powder diffraction methods.

Addressing both physical principals and recent advances in their
applications, Structure from Diffraction Methods
covers:

* Powder Diffraction

* X-Ray and Neutron Single-Crystal Diffraction

* PDF Analysis of Nanoparticles

* Electron Crystallography

* Small-Angle Scattering

Ideal as a complementary reference work to other volumes in the
series (Local Structural Characterisation and Multi
Length-Scale Characterisation), or as an examination of the
specific characterisation techniques in their own right,
Structure from Diffraction Methods is a valuable addition to
the Inorganic Materials Series.