• DOI:10.1524/ZKRI.2007.2007.SUPPL_26.17
• Corpus ID: 43600201

Nanostructure studied using the atomic pair distribution function

@article{Billinge2007NanostructureSU,
  title={Nanostructure studied using the atomic pair distribution function},
  author={Simon J. L. Billinge},
  journal={Zeitschrift Fur Kristallographie},
  year={2007},
  volume={2007},
  pages={17-26}
}

• S. Billinge
• Published 1 November 2007
• Physics
• Zeitschrift Fur Kristallographie

Studying the atomic structure of nanostructured materials presents a special chal- lenge because our extensive crystallographic toolbox begins to lose its power on the nano- scale. The presumption of periodicity is a poor approximation when structural correlation lengths are limited to a few tens of nanometres or less and alternative approaches are needed. Here we give an overview of recent results where the use of the atomic pair distribution function analysis of x-ray and neutron powder diffraction has yielded useful insights in dif- ferent classes of nanostructure problem.