Visualizing charge densities and electrostatic potentials in materials by synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction

The utilization of synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction (SXPD) has allowed us to better understand materials properties on the basis of charge densities and electrostatic potentials as well as atomic configurations in crystals. This article describes capability of SXPD in visualizing materials prope...

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Published inAdvances in physics: X Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 55 - 80
Main Authors Kato, Kenichi, Tanaka, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.01.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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07.85.Jy. Diffractometers
07.85.Qe Synchrotron radiation
61.05.cp X-ray diffraction
61.66.Fn Inorganic compounds
Cameras
Charge density
Coordination compounds
Debye-Scherrer camera
electrostatic potential
instrumentation
Manganese
Material properties
Materials science
Maximum entropy method
orbital and charge ordering
Physics
Synchrotron radiation
Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction
Transition metals
X ray powder diffraction
X-rays
Japan
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Summary:The utilization of synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction (SXPD) has allowed us to better understand materials properties on the basis of charge densities and electrostatic potentials as well as atomic configurations in crystals. This article describes capability of SXPD in visualizing materials properties by a revisit to charge density studies and electrostatic potential imaging in manganese oxides, spin crossover complexes, transition metal cyanides, etc. Results obtained in our studies clearly warrant further research on visualization of electrostatic properties taking into account nanostructure analysis by total scattering.
ISSN:2374-6149
2374-6149
DOI:10.1080/23746149.2016.1142830