Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-03-04
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
16 pages, 1 figure, submitted to Journal of Applied Crystallography
Scientific paper
The paper describes an extension of the Liga algorithm for structure solution from atomic pair distribution function (PDF), to handle periodic crystal structures with multiple elements in the unit cell. The procedure is performed in 2 separate steps - at first the Liga algorithm is used to find unit cell sites consistent with pair distances extracted from the experimental PDF. In the second step the assignment of atom species over cell sites is solved by minimizing the overlap of their empirical atomic radii. The procedure has been demonstrated on synchrotron x-ray PDF data from 16 test samples. The structure solution was successful for 14 samples including cases with enlarged super cells. The algorithm success rate and the reasons for failed cases are discussed together with enhancements that should improve its convergence and usability.
Billinge Simon J. L.
Duxbury Phillip M.
Granlund Luke
Gujarathi Saurabh R.
Juhas Pavol
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