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Diffraction studies from minerals to organics: lessons learned from materials analyses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2014

Pamela S. Whitfield
Pamela S. Whitfield*
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831
*
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Electronic mail: whitfieldps@ornl.gov
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Abstract

In many ways, studies of materials and minerals by powder-diffraction techniques are complementary, with techniques honed in one field equally applicable to the other. Many of the example techniques described within this paper were developed for analysis of functional materials and subsequently applied to minerals. However, in a couple of cases, the study of new minerals was the initiation into techniques later used in materials-based studies. Hopefully they will show that the study of new minerals structures can provide opportunities to add new methodologies and approaches to future problems. In keeping with the Australian X-ray Analytical Association many of the examples have an Australian connection, the materials ranging from organics to battery materials.

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structure solutionmicrostructuremineralsbattery materials

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Powder Diffraction , Volume 29 , Issue S1 , December 2014 , pp. S2 - S7
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 2014 

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