Core-Shell structure of nanocrystalline AlN in real and reciprocal spaces

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. Editorial Notes IX
4. European Powder Diffraction Conference Award for Young Scientists XI
5. European Powder Diffraction Conference Award for Distinguished Powder Diffractionists XIII
6. Table of Contents XV
7. I. METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION
8. I.1 Determination of Crystal Structure
9. Complementarities between precession electron and X-ray powder diffraction 1
10. Differential Pair Distribution Function applied to Ce_1-xGd_xO_2-x/2 system 15
11. I.2 Qualitative and Quantitative Phase Analysis
12. A suitable method for quantitative phase analysis of samples with high amorphous content 23
13. UMo/Al nuclear fuel quantitative analysis via high energy X-ray diffraction 29
14. I.3 Microstructure and Line Broadening Analysis
15. Microstrain in nanocrystalline samples from atomistic simulation 37
16. Simulating the temperature effect in a powder diffraction pattern with molecular dynamics 43
17. A new combined approach to investigate stacking faults in lamellar compounds 49
18. Factors affecting diffraction broadening analysis 55
19. Crystallite size evolution in hydrothermal formation of kaolinite 63
20. Particle statistics in synchrotron powder diffractometry 69
21. High energy milling of Cu₂O powders 75
22. Defects in nanocrystalline ceria xerogel 81
23. Determination of crystallite size distribution histogram in nanocrystalline anatase powders by XRD 87
24. Crystal growth mechanism of kaolinites deduced from crystallite size distribution 93
25. Diffraction peak broadening of energetic materials 99
26. Calculation of a line profile for the diffractometer with a primary monochromator 105
27. I.4 Texture
28. Characterization of weakly deformed limestone from Chotec, Bohemia by neutron transmission 113
29. Multiple scattering from textured polycrystals 119
30. II. INSTRUMENTAL
31. Powgen: A third-generation highresolution high-throughput powder diffraction instrument at the Spallation Neutron Source 127
32. Technical concept of the materials science beamline at ALBA 137
33. Instrumental calibration of laboratory X-ray powder diffractometers 143
34. New anti-air-scatter screen for powder XRD with linear position sensitive detectors 149
35. In-situ XRPD of hydrating cement with lab instrument: reflection vs. transmission measurements 155
36. In-house characterization of protein powder 163
37. Multiple reflections accompanying allowed and forbidden single reflections in bent Si-crystals 169
38. 2θ-scanning 2D-area detector for high quality powder data collection using synchrotron radiation 175
39. III. SOFTWARE
40. Adaption of a Rietveld code towards clay structure description 183
41. Real-space powder diffraction computing on clusters of Graphics Processing Units 189
42. Evaluation of algorithms and weighting methods for MEM analysis from powder diffraction data 195
43. YAYLA, a program for handling area detector data of glasses 201
44. IV. MATERIALS
45. IV.1 Thin Layers
46. HTXRD study of atomic layer deposited noble metal thin films heat treated in oxygen 209
47. XRD real structure characterization of sputtered Au films different in thickness 215
48. Liquid-phase self-terminated growth of MOF thin films: An X-ray diffraction study 221
49. IV.2 Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Materials
50. X-ray study of structure of the TiO₂ nanotubes and nanowires 229
51. Core-Shell structure of nanocrystalline AlN in real and reciprocal spaces 235
52. Compression and thermal expansion of nanocrystalline TiN 241
53. Diffraction analysis of grain growth in nanocrystalline Ni-W powders prepared by mechanical milling 247
54. Orientational degeneracy of antiferromagnetic exchange striction in anisotropic ultrafine NiO nanocrystals 253
55. IV.3 Metals and Alloys
56. IV.3.1 General
57. X-ray diffraction analysis of phases in weldments of super duplex stainless steels 261
58. X-ray studies of martensitic transformation in Fe-Ni alloys rapidly quenched from the melt 267
59. γ-α-γ-martensitic transitions influence on the martensite decomposition of quenched steel 273
60. IV.3.2 Microstructure, Stress and Texture
61. Strain relaxation and grain growth in 316LVM stainless steel annealed under pressure 281
62. Influence of elastic stress on stainless steel corrosion 287
63. X-ray diffraction investigations on gas nitrided nickel and cobalt 293
64. Study of the ordering kinetics in Au4V alloy 299
65. IV.4 Minerals and Inorganics
66. IV.4.1 Structural Changes, In-situ and Non- Ambient Investigations
67. Structural characterisation of lanthanum manganese perovskite catalysts by in-situ X-ray powder diffraction 307
68. Structural aspects of oxygen stoichiometry in SrCo_0.6−xFe_0.2Nb_xO_3−z perovskites 313
69. Phase diagram of the PrAlO₃-GdAlO₃ system 319
70. High-temperature XRD investigation of spinel Mn_1.5Al_1.5O₄ decomposition 325
71. Influence of Al ions on the reduction of Co_3-xAl_xO₄: in situ XRD investigation 331
72. Cs₂CuSi₅O₁₂ phase transition? 337
73. Hydrotalcite-like materials under high pressure 343
74. “C₂AH₈“ – 2CaO·Al₂O₃·(8±n)H₂O – main hydration products of CAC 349
75. Low temperature structural studies of zinc substituted copper ferrite using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction 355
76. Phase transformation on mixed yttrium/sodium-MOFs, X-ray thermodiffractometry and structural modeling 361
77. Structural changes during the oxidation of micrometer-sized Al particles up to 1523 K in air 367
78. Evolution of CuInSe₂ lattice parameters in a broad temperature range 373
79. IV.4.2 Determination of Crystal Structure; Structure Refinement
80. Polymorphism of NaYF₄: Yb³⁺, Er³⁺ up-conversion luminescence materials 381
81. XRD investigation of selective exchange process for di-octahedral smectite: Case of solution saturated by Cu²⁺ and Co²⁺ cation 389
82. Synthesis of cation substituted A₂B₂O₅ perovskites with crystallographic shear planes 397
83. New lanthanide phosphonates structures obtained using XRPD data 403
84. Structural formula determination of 2:1 Tunisian clay using XRD investigation 409
85. IV.4.3 Determination of Magnetic Structure, Magnetic Materials
86. Neutron diffraction and magnetic proper- ties of GaFe_1-xMn_xO₃ with x= 0.05 and 0.10 417
87. IV.4.4 Microstructure, Phase Analysis
88. Influence of quartz particle size of triaxial compositions on mullite formation in the obtained porcelains 425
89. Defect crystal structure of TiO(OH)₂ and related lithium salt Li₂TiO₃ 431
90. Quantification of Ammonium Sulphate Nitrate (ASN) fertilizers 437
91. First identification of the tridymite form of AlPO₄ in municipal sewage sludge ash 443
92. Combined study of phase relations by X-ray diffractometry/Rietveld & EPMA in the system MnO_x-Al₂O₃-SiO₂-MgO 449
93. XRPD study of phase transformations accompanied with grain growth in the alumina-zirconia system 455
94. X-ray diffraction microstructural analysis in pyrites of peats from Moncófar marsh (Castellón, Spain) 461
95. XRD and MAS-NMR investigation of synthesized zeolite from 2:1 Tunisian clays: Effect of concentration of NaOH solution on the final product nature 467
96. IV.5 Organic Materials
97. Polymer structure database and protein-polymer interactions 475
98. Phase transitions of FOX-7 investigated by temperature resolved X-ray diffraction 481
99. Semifluorinated PMMA / PSFMA diblock copolymers with multiple phase separation 487
100. Author Index XXV