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  • Crystallography
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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  • Structure-property relationships are fundamental in materials design.
  • Disordered materials offer unique properties not found in ordered counterparts.
  • Quantifying local ordering principles is crucial for understanding disorder-property relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a method for quantifying local order in materials.
  • To combine three-dimensional electron diffraction with three-dimensional difference pair distribution function (3D-ΔPDF) analysis.
  • To demonstrate the reliability of this combined approach for analyzing disordered materials.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized three-dimensional electron diffraction for single crystal diffraction measurements on sub-micron crystals.
  • Applied three-dimensional difference pair distribution function (3D-ΔPDF) analysis to probe local order.
  • Compared 3D-ΔPDF results from electron diffraction with those from neutron and X-ray experiments.

Main Results:

  • Successfully applied 3D-ΔPDF analysis to electron diffraction data.
  • Demonstrated the reliability of the combined electron diffraction and 3D-ΔPDF approach.
  • Validated the method using yttria-stabilized zirconia (Zr0.82Y0.18O1.91) as a model system.

Conclusions:

  • The combination of 3D electron diffraction and 3D-ΔPDF analysis provides a reliable method for quantifying local order in materials.
  • This approach overcomes challenges associated with analyzing powder samples using diffuse scattering.
  • The findings open new avenues for understanding and designing disordered materials with tailored properties.