Structure beyond pair correlations: X-ray cross-correlation from colloidal crystals

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Erscheinungsjahr:
2016
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Schlagworte:
  • colloidal crystals
  • coherent X-ray scattering
  • small-angle X-ray scattering
  • X-ray cross-correlation analysis
Beschreibung:
  • The results of an X-ray cross-correlation analysis (XCCA) study on hard-sphere colloidal crystals and glasses are presented. The article shows that cross-correlation functions can be used to extract structural information beyond the static structure factor in such systems. In particular, the powder average can be overcome by accessing the crystals' unit-cell structure. In this case, the results suggest that the crystal is of face-centered cubic type. It is demonstrated that XCCA is a valuable tool for X-ray crystallography, in particular for studies on colloidal systems. These are typically characterized by a rather poor crystalline quality due to size polydispersity and limitations in experimental resolution because of the small q values probed. Furthermore, nontrivial correlations are observed that allow a more detailed insight into crystal structures beyond conventional crystallography, especially to extend knowledge in structure formation processes and phase transitions.
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  • info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Forschungsinformationssystem der UHH

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