Bruker D8 ADVANCE X-ray diffractometer Interdisciplinary principle illustration of
Laboratory X-ray diffraction platform used for material phase identification and crystal structure analysis. The
What science makes it possible The
Bragg condition connects the diffraction angle and interplanar spacing; the peak width is also affected by the grain size, microstrain and instrument broadening, and quantitative explanation requires calibration and appropriate models.
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Bragg Angle
Single crystal plane, elastic coherence diffraction; the peak shape shown is for labeling only.
Scherrer Size
dimensional broadening dominates, Gaussian instrument broadening squared error correction; microstrain needs to be considered separately.
Cubic Plane Spacing
is for cubic unit cells only, the Miller exponent is an integer and cannot be all zeros.
Lattice Microstrain
One-dimensional average strain, excluding instrument peak position error.
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