scholarly journals Exploring the origins of crystallisation kinetics in hierarchical materials using in situ X-ray diffraction and pair distribution function analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (34) ◽  
pp. 18860-18867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Potter ◽  
Mark E. Light ◽  
Daniel J. M. Irving ◽  
Alice E. Oakley ◽  
Stephanie Chapman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Crystallisation Kinetics ◽  
Total Scattering ◽  
Hierarchically Porous ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Scattering Measurements

Novel in situ synchrotron total scattering measurements probe the assembly of primary building units into templated hierarchically porous aluminophosphate catalysts, providing unique insights to understanding crystallisation kinetics.

scholarly journals Formation and growth mechanism for niobium oxide nanoparticles: Atomistic insight from in situ X-ray total scattering

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Aalling-Frederiksen ◽  
Mikkel Juelsholt ◽  
Andy Sode Anker ◽  
Kirsten Marie Ørnsbjerg Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Growth Mechanism ◽  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
Niobium Oxide ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Total Scattering ◽  
X Ray

Understanding the mechanisms for nanoparticle nucleation and growth is crucial for the development of tailormade nanomaterials. Here, we use X-ray total scattering and Pair Distribution Function analysis to follow the...

Thermal stability of Mg3Sb1.475Bi0.475Te0.05 high performance n-type thermoelectric investigated through powder X-ray diffraction and pair distribution function analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (35) ◽  
pp. 17171-17176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lasse Rabøl Jørgensen ◽  
Jiawei Zhang ◽  
Christian Bonar Zeuthen ◽  
Bo Brummerstedt Iversen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Distribution Function ◽  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

The thermal stability of the high performance n-type Te-doped Mg3Sb1.5Bi0.5 system is investigated.

scholarly journals Drying-induced atomic structural rearrangements in sodium-based calcium-alumino-silicate-hydrate gel and the mitigating effects of ZrO2 nanoparticles

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 8593-8606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kengran Yang ◽  
V. Ongun Özçelik ◽  
Nishant Garg ◽  
Kai Gong ◽  
Claire E. White
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Atomic Structure ◽  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Zro2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Structural Rearrangements ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Alumino Silicate ◽  
Activated Slag

Drying-induced nanoscopic alterations to the local atomic structure of silicate-activated slag and the mitigated effects of nano-ZrO2 are elucidated using in situ X-ray pair distribution function analysis.

Development of an in situ synchrotron X-ray total scattering setup under pressurized hydrogen gas

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 796-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouji Sakaki ◽  
Hyunjeong Kim ◽  
Akihiko Machida ◽  
Tetsu Watanuki ◽  
Yoshinori Katayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Sample Holder ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Materials ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Total Scattering ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Diffraction Patterns

This article describes the development of an in situ gas-loading sample holder for synchrotron X-ray total scattering experiments, particularly for hydrogen storage materials, designed to collect diffraction and pair distribution function (PDF) data under pressurized hydrogen gas. A polyimide capillary with a diameter and thickness of 1.4 and 0.06 mm, respectively, connected with commercially available Swagelok fittings was used as an in situ sample holder. Leakage tests confirmed that this sample holder allows 3 MPa of hydrogen gas pressure and 393 K to be achieved without leakage. Using the developed in situ sample holder, significant background and Bragg peaks from the sample holder were not observed in the X-ray diffraction patterns and their signal-to-noise ratios were sufficiently good. The PDF patterns showed sharp peaks in the r range up to 100 Å. The results of Rietveld and PDF refinements of Ni are consistent with those obtained using a polyimide capillary (1.0 mm diameter and 0.04 mm thickness) that has been used for ex situ experiments. In addition, in situ synchrotron X-ray total scattering experiments under pressurized hydrogen gas up to 1 MPa were successfully demonstrated for LaNi4.6Cu.

scholarly journals Total-scattering pair-distribution function analysis of zinc from high-energy synchrotron data

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (33) ◽  
pp. 1950410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad S. Masadeh ◽  
Moneeb T. M. Shatnawi ◽  
Ghosoun Adawi ◽  
Yang Ren
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Distribution Function ◽  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Total Scattering ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Zinc Metal ◽  
Pdf Analysis

The crystal structure of zinc metal deviates from the ideal hexagonal close packing structure by a significantly increased axial ratio (c/a). The local atomic structure of zinc metal is investigated using the total scattering atomic pair distribution function (PDF) analysis based on X-ray powder diffraction data collected at ambient conditions. The X-ray total scattering PDF analysis confirms that the crystal structure of zinc can be described in terms of wurtzite structure, but with an anomalously atomic displacement parameters [Formula: see text], indicating a significant displacement disorder along the [Formula: see text]-axis. For the long [Formula: see text]-range PDF refinements, the thermal motion of zinc shows a notable anisotropy as expressed by the ratio [Formula: see text]/[Formula: see text] of 2.5 at ambient conditions. This average distortion level along the [Formula: see text]-axis, was not reflected locally for the features below 5.0 Å as it fits the high [Formula: see text] region. Based on PDF refinements over different [Formula: see text]-ranges, we measure an interesting increase of the [Formula: see text] value with decreasing the [Formula: see text]-range of the refinement. This suggests that the local structure features in zinc metal differ from the average structure ones.

Pair distribution function analysis of X-ray diffraction from amorphous spheres in an asymmetric transmission geometry: application to a Zr58.5Cu15.6Ni12.8Al10.3Nb2.8glass

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 999-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Bendert ◽  
N. A. Mauro ◽  
K. F. Kelton
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Error Propagation ◽  
Pair Distribution Function ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Asymmetric Transmission ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Area Detector ◽  
Spherical Sample ◽  
Transmission Geometry

A method for the calculation of the pair distribution and structure functions from X-ray intensity data obtained with an area detector for an off-center incident X-ray beam on an amorphous sphere is presented. Error propagation for converting from the structure function to the pair distribution function is also described, including a summation series approach to treat the error from a high-qtruncation. A Zr58.5Cu15.6Ni12.8Al10.3Nb2.8glass (Vitreloy 106a) is used to demonstrate the techniques. In particular, the semi-analytical corrections presented to calculate the effects of secondary scatter within and asymmetric transmission through a spherical sample are verified.

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