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What types of measurements are included in the OSCARS/MatScatNet program?

The OSCARS/MatScatNet project includes two types of measurements for each sample:

High-Resolution X-ray Powder Diffraction (HR-XRPD)

  • Provides detailed crystallographic information
  • Helps identify crystalline phases and their structures
  • Allows for quantitative phase analysis
  • Can be used for Rietveld refinement to determine precise crystal structures
 

Total Scattering Pair Distribution Function (TS-PDF)

  • Provides information about local atomic arrangements and medium-range order
  • Particularly useful for:
    • Local structure: atomic bond lengths and local coordination environments
    • Medium-range order: polyhedral connections, ring structures, and clusters
    • Long-range order: domain size and lower dimensional ordered structural motifs
  • Especially valuable for disordered, nanostructured, or amorphous materials
 

Both measurements are performed at the ESRF synchrotron facility (beamline ID31) and are included free for each of the 5 samples under the OSCARS program. 

It's worth noting that while HR-XRPD and TS-PDF are included for free by the OSCARS/MatScatNet project, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements are not included and need to be arranged separately as part of the paid service.