Determination of Accurate Microstructures Using X-Rays

by Sang-Wook Han SPIE Newsroom, accessed 20 Jul 2006 Materials have specific intrinsic properties, such as conductivity, magnetization, chemical potential, etc. These physical and chemical properties are mainly determined by the constituent elements of the material and the nature of their bonding. For example, diamond and graphite both consist of the same element (carbon), but their properties are quite distinct. Hence, to understand the properties of matter, structural determination is required. Read more