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Characterization of Ultra-fine Grained and Nanocrystalline Materials Using Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction
Published on: April 1, 2017
Structural study of new hydrocarbon nano-crystals by energy-filtered electron diffraction
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1504, USA.
Abstract:
A new brittle hydrocarbon has been successfully synthesized in polycrystalline form, and its crystal structure solved by quantitative electron diffraction. By 3D tilting of the nano-crystals, the lattice type and unit cell parameters were determined. (Triclinic, [Formula: see text] A, [Formula: see text] A, [Formula: see text] A, [Formula: see text] degrees, [Formula: see text] degrees, and [Formula: see text] degrees.) Spot diffraction patterns were obtained at -165 degrees C using the Koehler selected-area mode on a LEO 912 TEM fitted with an omega in-column elastic energy filter. The direct methods algorithm was then applied to merged intensities and a trial structure obtained assuming single scattering. This was further refined to obtain good agreement with a small residual of about 10% using multiple scattering calculations. A diagram of the proposed structure is given.
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