Strain and grain size of TiO2 nanoparticles from TEM, Raman spectroscopy and XRD: The revisiting of the Williamson-Hall plot method

• Published in: Results in physics Vol. 9; pp. 628 - 635
• Main Authors: Kibasomba, Pierre M., Dhlamini, Simon, Maaza, Malik, Liu, Chuan-Pu, Rashad, Mohamed M., Rayan, Diaa A., Mwakikunga, Bonex W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: Crystallite; Particle; Scherrer; Size; Strain; Williamson-Hall; Particle; Crystallite; Williamson-Hall; Scherrer; Size; Strain

[Display omitted] •First revision of the Williamson-Hall βcosθ-sinθ plot to β2cos2θ-sinθ and βcos2θ-sinθ.•The β2cos2θ-sinθ overestimates crystallite size when compares to HRTEM sizes.•The new βcos2θ-sinθ plot improves strain approaching the Raman standard.•The new βcos2θ-sinθ plot is the same as the...