Wilson, C.C. (2009) A basic introduction to thermal motions of atoms in crystal structures, the underlying potentials and the physical information available from their analysis. Crystallography Reviews, 15(1), pp. 3-56. (doi: 10.1080/08893110802564245)
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Abstract
A teaching review is presented, introducing the basic principles of thermal motions of atoms in crystals: their definition as average displacements from equilibrium positions; their representation as ellipsoids; and the way in which their analysis can yield physical information. Thermal motion is placed in the context of 'disorder' in crystal structures and its effect on diffraction patterns. The treatment is qualitative and illustrative, rather than rigorous.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Wilson, Professor Charles |
| Authors: | Wilson, C.C. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
| Journal Name: | Crystallography Reviews |
| ISSN: | 0889-311X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1476-3508 |
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