Abstract:The first powder diffraction studies on simple materials such as iron metal using x rays were done independently by Debye and Scherrer (1916) in Germany and by Hull (1917) in the United States. For a long time x‐ray powder diffraction was primarily used for qualitative purposes such as phase identification and the assessment of crystallinity. The use of neutrons for such powder diffraction work has advanced significantly over the past 50 years.
The continuing efforts made in unraveling the structural… Show more
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