Journal of Applied Crystallography

Volume 36, Part 2 (April 2003)

J. Appl. Cryst. (2003). 36, 206-212 [doi:10.1107/S0021889802022288]

Multiple-data-set Rietveld analysis using isotopes in powder neutron diffraction. 2. Positional and anisotropic thermal displacement parameter determinations in CuO (tenorite) at 2 K and 300 K

P. F. Henry, H. Nowell, M. T. Weller and C. C. Wilson

Abstract: The technique of isotope-substitution neutron diffraction (ISND) and combined-data-set Rietveld analysis from powder neutron data of crystalline materials is presented and compared with single-data-set powder refinement methods. The rationale behind improvements in the precision and accuracy of the refined model as a result of reduction in parameter correlation in the least-squares technique is described. The improvements are demonstrated practically through a study of isotopically copper-substituted tenorite, CuO, at 2 and 300 K. Typically, the estimated errors on structural parameters from the combined analysis technique are 30% lower than separate single-data-set analyses. Comparison of the precision and accuracy of the structural models obtained from this investigation with previous single-crystal X-ray studies are also presented.

Online 15 March 2003


	PDF file (18.8 kbytes) Rietveld refinement strategies

Notes:

To open or display or play some files, you may need to set your browser up to use the appropriate software. See the full list of file types for an explanation of the different file types and their related mime types and, where available links to sites from where the appropriate software may be obtained.

The download button will force most browsers to prompt for a file name to store the data on your hard disk.

Where possible, images are represented by thumbnails.