Open AccessLocal structure of liquid and solid silver halides probed by XAFS
Author(s) -
Di Cicco Andrea,
Taglienti Marco,
Minicucci Marco,
Filipponi Adriano
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s0909049500016940
Subject(s) - x ray absorption fine structure , x ray absorption spectroscopy , diffraction , atom (system on chip) , absorption (acoustics) , thermal expansion , materials science , atmospheric temperature range , halide , absorption spectroscopy , spectroscopy , range (aeronautics) , local structure , thermal , chemistry , crystallography , analytical chemistry (journal) , optics , inorganic chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , computer science , metallurgy , composite material , embedded system
Investigation of the local structure of the high‐temperature liquid and solid phases in the 300‐725 K range of AgBr has been performed using the x‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Structural results are compared with existing diffraction studies and computer simulations demonstrating the reliability of the XAS technique in determining the short‐range structure. Present results on solid AgBr are in agreement with known thermal expansion data. The short‐range g ( r ) of liquid AgBr is reconstructed showing the unique insight provided by the XAS technique in measuring short‐range atom‐atom correlations in liquids.