Open AccessCrystallography beyond the Bragg Peaks
Author(s) -
Thomas Weber
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2014.60
Subject(s) - scattering , focus (optics) , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , instrumentation (computer programming) , bragg's law , optics , physics , computational physics , crystallography , computer science , diffraction , chemistry , artificial intelligence , operating system
Diffuse scattering contains information on the real structure of disordered crystals that cannot be deduced from conventional structure analysis based on Bragg reflections. In this article the historical development, current state-of-the-art and future perspectives of diffuse scattering are described. The focus is on the last twenty years, in which progress in X-ray instrumentation and computer-aided modeling has transformed diffuse scattering research from a qualitative to a quantitative discipline. Examples of cutting edge diffuse scattering experiments and modern real structure modeling techniques are given.