where the peak shapes were described by a pseudo-Voigt function and the background was modeled with an 6-term polynomial. Additionally, the PXRD patterns obtained at room temperature and 100 K were analyzed by Le Bail refinement using the GSAS and EXPGUI software, 2,3 where the peak shapes were described by a pseudo-Voigt function (CW profile function 3) and the background was modeled with an 4...

We show that X-ray scattering techniques can be used for the assessment of individual layer thicknesses inside complicated semi-conductor heterostructures dedicated to the opto-electronic domain. To this end, we propose methods to overcome two main drawbacks coming from: (1) the complexity of the X-ray profiles and, hence the difficulty to use model-dependent tools such as fitting procedures an...

This research reports a facile ultrasonic approach for the synthesis of iron vanadate (FeVO4) nanoparticles with the aid of ammonium metavanadate (NH4VO3) and Fe(NO3)3.9H2O as the starting reagents without adding external surfactant, capping agent or template in an aqueous solution. Furthermore, to examine the solar cell application of as-synthesized iron vanadate (FeVO4) nanoparticles, FTO/TiO...

An integration of multi-angle energy-dispersive x-ray diffraction and ultrasonic elastic wave velocity measurements in a Paris-Edinburgh cell enabled us to simultaneously investigate the structures and elastic wave velocities of amorphous materials at high pressure and high temperature conditions. We report the first simultaneous structure and elastic wave velocity measurement for SiO(2) glass ...

A continuous mesostructured silica film with uniaxially aligned hexagonal mesochannels is obtained on a silica glass substrate using a rubbing -treated thin polyimide coating on the substrate. The mesochannels in the film are aligned perpendicular to the rubbing direction. To analyze the mesostructured thin films we used a conventional line-focus x-ray diffraction and a two-dimensional (2-D) X-...

Superparamagnetic single phase zinc ferrite nanoparticles have been prepared by coprecipitation method at 20 °C without any subsequent calcination. The composition, crystallite size, microstructure and magnetic properties of the prepared nanoparticles were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM)...

Li-rich layer-structured cathode thin films are prepared by pulsed laser deposition. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electrochemical testing in half battery cells are used to characterize crystal structure, surface morphology, chemical valence states and electrochemical performance of these thin films, resp...

CuIn2n+1S3n+2 crystals were synthesized by horizontal Bridgman method using high purity copper, indium, sulfur elements. The phases and crystallographic structure of the CuIn2n+1S3n+2 crystals were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the composition of the material powders was determined using the energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). Measurement data revealed that CuIn2n+1S3n+2 materials...

A series of new polyamides containing maleimide pendant group were prepared by low temperature polycondensation of 5-(4-(2,5-dioxo-2H-pyrrol-1(5H)-yl)benzamido)isophthaloyl chloride as a new monomer with various aromatic diamines in NMP. Monomer and polymers structures were identified through FT-IR, 1H-NMR and elemental analysis. Obtained polymers were soluble in polar solvents and non solu...

We describe and illustrate a forward modeling method for quantitatively reconstructing the geometry and orientation of microstructural features inside of bulk samples from high-energy x-ray diffraction microscopy data. Data sets comprise charge-coupled device images of Bragg diffracted beams originating from individual grains in a thin planar section of sample. Our analysis approach first reduc...