X-ray diffraction crystallography for powder samples is a well-established and widely used method. It is applied to materials characterization to reveal the atomic scale structure of various substances in a variety of states. The book deals with fundamental properties of X-rays, geometry analysis of crystals, X-ray scattering and diffraction in polycrystalline samples and its application to the determination of the crystal structure. The reciprocal lattice and integrated diffraction intensity from crystals and symmetry analysis of crystals are explained. To learn the method of X-ray diffraction crystallography well and to be able to cope with the given subject, a certain number of exercises is presented in the book to calculate specific values for typical examples. This is particularly important for beginners in X-ray diffraction crystallography. One aim of this book is to offer guidance to solving the problems of 90 typical substances. For further convenience, 100 supplementary exercises are also provided with solutions. Some essential points with basic equations are summarized in each chapter, together with some relevant physical constants and the atomic scattering factors of the elements.

Crystallographic structure analysis
Crystallography of powders
Problem solver X-ray diffraction analysis
Properties of X-rays
Structural analysis
Tutorial-like monograph on X-ray analysis
X-ray diffraction

• Front Matter
• Fundamental Properties of X-rays
• Geometry of Crystals
• Scattering and Diffraction
• Diffraction from Polycrystalline Samples and Determination of Crystal Structure
• Reciprocal Lattice and Integrated Intensities of Crystals
• Symmetry Analysis for Crystals and the Use of the International Tables
• Supplementary Problems (100 Exercises)
• Solutions to Supplementary Problems
• Appendix A
• Back Matter

Inst. Multidisciplinary Research for, Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Yoshio Waseda, Kozo Shinoda

Graduate School of Engineering, Dept. Materials Science & Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Eiichiro Matsubara

Book Title
X-Ray Diffraction Crystallography

Book Subtitle
Introduction, Examples and Solved Problems

Authors
Yoshio Waseda, Eiichiro Matsubara, Kozo Shinoda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16635-8

Hardcover ISBN
978-3-642-16634-1
Published: 09 March 2011

Softcover ISBN
978-3-642-44255-1
Published: 21 November 2014

eBook ISBN
978-3-642-16635-8
Published: 18 March 2011

Edition Number
1

Number of Pages
XI, 310

Topics
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Crystallography and Scattering Methods, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Solid State Physics, Spectroscopy and Microscopy