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Ab initio phasing of X-ray powder diffraction patterns by charge flipping.

Jinsong Wu1, Kurt Leinenweber, John C H Spence

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, USA. jinsong.wu@asu.edu

Nature Materials
|July 18, 2006
PubMed
Summary

A new ab initio method determines crystal structures from powder X-ray diffraction data. This fast, effective approach integrates peak decomposition and phasing, solving degeneracy and phase problems for materials science.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Crystallography
  • Computational Chemistry

Background:

  • Determining crystal structures from powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) data is a significant challenge in materials science.
  • Existing methods often struggle with overlapping reflections and phase determination, limiting accurate structure solution.
  • Ab initio structure determination from PXRD remains a difficult problem requiring robust algorithms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a simple, fast, and effective ab initio method for crystal structure determination directly from indexed powder diffraction patterns.
  • To address the inherent degeneracy and phase problems associated with PXRD data.
  • To integrate peak decomposition and phase retrieval within a single iterative process.

Main Methods:

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  • Developed a novel phasing algorithm by embedding a Le-Bail-like procedure within the charge-flipping algorithm.
  • Employed spherical averaging to resolve overlapping Bragg reflections and the Oszlányi-Süto charge-flipping algorithm for phase determination.
  • Integrated peak decomposition and phasing in one iteration, utilizing dynamic support and the Fienup hybrid input-output algorithm to prevent stagnation.

    • Main Results:

    • The new method rapidly determines structure-factor phases, effectively addressing the degeneracy problem in PXRD data.
    • The algorithm successfully solves crystal structures without prior knowledge of space group or chemical composition.
    • Demonstrated the method's efficacy using several experimental powder patterns of varying quality.

    Conclusions:

    • The integrated charge-flipping and Le-Bail-like approach provides a powerful new tool for ab initio crystal structure determination from PXRD.
    • This method simplifies and accelerates the analysis of powder diffraction data, making structure solution more accessible.
    • The algorithm's ability to determine space group and composition from the results enhances its utility in materials discovery.