Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

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Preferred Orientation on X-ray Diffraction Patterns

The problem due to preferred orientation is serious in X-ray diffraction. Due to the preferred orientation some peaks can completely be missing and the intensity of some peaks can be very misleading. The preferred orientation also can substantially alter the appearance of the powder pattern. For instance, powder X-ray diffraction, due to the typical preferential orientation of the misfit compounds, gives a very partial information of the samples.