Quantitative three-dimensional local order analysis of nanomaterials through electron diffraction

0577683 - FZÚ 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Schmidt, E.M. - Klar, Paul Benjamin - Krysiak, Yaşar - Svora, Petr - Goodwin, A.L. - Palatinus, Lukáš
Quantitative three-dimensional local order analysis of nanomaterials through electron diffraction.
Nature Communications. Roč. 14, č. 1 (2023), č. článku 6512. E-ISSN 2041-1723
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LM2023051; GA ČR(CZ) GX21-05926X
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : crystal structure * electron * experimental study * measurement method * nanomaterial * three-dimensional modeling
OECD category: Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)
Impact factor: 16.6, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access

Structure-property relationships in ordered materials have long been a core principle in materials design. However, the introduction of disorder into materials provides structural flexibility and thus access to material properties that are not attainable in conventional, ordered materials. To understand disorder-property relationships, the disorder – i.e., the local ordering principles – must be quantified. Local order can be probed experimentally by diffuse scattering. The analysis is notoriously difficult, especially if only powder samples are available. Here, we combine the advantages of three-dimensional electron diffraction – a method that allows single crystal diffraction measurements on sub-micron sized crystals – and three-dimensional difference pair distribution function analysis to address this problem.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0346819