Destruction of long-range order recorded with in situ small-angle x-ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals.
High-resolution synchrotron small-angle x-ray diffraction is applied to characterize the structure and long-range order in a sedimentary hard-sphere colloidal crystal before and during its drying. The principles of the technique and the influence of the coherence properties of the x-ray beam are dis...
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author | Petukhov, A Dolbnya, I Aarts, D Vroege, G |
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description | High-resolution synchrotron small-angle x-ray diffraction is applied to characterize the structure and long-range order in a sedimentary hard-sphere colloidal crystal before and during its drying. The principles of the technique and the influence of the coherence properties of the x-ray beam are discussed in detail. The capillary forces generated during the drying process are shown to destroy the long-range order and to break the crystal into smaller crystallites with slightly different orientations. The diffraction is shown to switch from the dynamic regime in the long-range-ordered crystal to nearly kinematic diffraction in the mosaic (short-range-ordered) crystal. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:12d1b896-566b-4dbb-ad56-1a9b37b873d02022-03-26T10:10:09ZDestruction of long-range order recorded with in situ small-angle x-ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:12d1b896-566b-4dbb-ad56-1a9b37b873d0EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2004Petukhov, ADolbnya, IAarts, DVroege, GHigh-resolution synchrotron small-angle x-ray diffraction is applied to characterize the structure and long-range order in a sedimentary hard-sphere colloidal crystal before and during its drying. The principles of the technique and the influence of the coherence properties of the x-ray beam are discussed in detail. The capillary forces generated during the drying process are shown to destroy the long-range order and to break the crystal into smaller crystallites with slightly different orientations. The diffraction is shown to switch from the dynamic regime in the long-range-ordered crystal to nearly kinematic diffraction in the mosaic (short-range-ordered) crystal. |
spellingShingle | Petukhov, A Dolbnya, I Aarts, D Vroege, G Destruction of long-range order recorded with in situ small-angle x-ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals. |
title | Destruction of long-range order recorded with in situ small-angle x-ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals. |
title_full | Destruction of long-range order recorded with in situ small-angle x-ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals. |
title_fullStr | Destruction of long-range order recorded with in situ small-angle x-ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals. |
title_full_unstemmed | Destruction of long-range order recorded with in situ small-angle x-ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals. |
title_short | Destruction of long-range order recorded with in situ small-angle x-ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals. |
title_sort | destruction of long range order recorded with in situ small angle x ray diffraction in drying colloidal crystals |
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