ISSN:
1600-5767
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Physics
Notes:
Thermal density fluctuations within phases and finite interphase widths lead to systematic deviations from Porod's law. The validity of present methods used to analyze these deviations and determine diffuse-boundary widths is determined. In view of the inadequacies found in these methods, a simple yet accurate method is proposed to determine the diffuse-boundary width from direct graphical analysis of slit-smeared intensity data. The diffuse interface is modelled by a sigmoidal-gradient model which is justified on thermodynamic grounds, with the interphase thickness as a function of the Flory–Huggins interaction parameter.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0021889880011478