Powder XRD#

Laue interference from a periodic array, Bragg’s law and simulated powder-XRD patterns with structure factors and systematic absences for SC, BCC, and FCC, and Scherrer crystallite sizes from line broadening.

Bragg’s law: indexing powder XRD peaks

Bragg's law: indexing powder XRD peaks

Laue’s interference: sharp diffraction spots from a periodic array

Laue's interference: sharp diffraction spots from a periodic array

Scherrer equation: crystallite size from peak broadening

Scherrer equation: crystallite size from peak broadening