Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

An Online Book, Second Edition by Dr. Yougui Liao (2006)

Practical Electron Microscopy and Database - An Online Book

Chapter/Index: Introduction | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Appendix

Body-centered Orthorhombic Structures

Figure 2503 shows the effects of structural symmetry on XRD patterns. These effects include the difference of the reflection numbers and the peak splitting for the tetragonal and orthorhombic structures, for instance, shown in the red dotted box.

effects of structural symmetry on XRD patterns

Figure 2503. The effects of structural symmetry on XRD patterns: (a) body-centered-cubic (bcc), (b) body-centered-tetragonal (bct), and (c) body-centered-orthorhombic (bco).