AXES1.9: new tools for estimation of crystallite size and shape by Williamson–Hall analysis

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Journal of Applied Crystallography AXES1.9: new tools for estimation of crystallite size and shape by Williamson±Hall analysis Ma È ndar, Felsche, Mikli and Vajakas Synopsis:Complicated analyses of X-ray powder diffraction peak shape on the bases of peak ®tting, the Voigt method and the Williamson± Hall plot are implemented in the form of user-friendly dialogues into an MS-DOS program. The tools are used for the estimation of apparent (X-ray) crystallite size and lattice strain, as well as the calculation of actual dimensions of crystallites, assuming spherical or cylindrical shape. Queries/comments:Please supply or correct as appropriate all bold underlined text. Subject index:The following terms will be used to index your paper. Authors wishing to recommend additional index entries should give these below.Computer programs for the estimation of crystallite size and shape by peak shape analysis, AXES1.9 Powder diffraction, X-ray estimation of crystallite size and shape by peak shape analysis Peak shape analysis estimation of crystallite size and shape using AXES1.9 Williamson±Hall plot for estimation of crystallite size and shape Author index:Authors' names will normally be arranged alphabetically under their family name and this is commonly their last name. Pre®xes (van, de etc.) will only be taken into account in the alphabetization if they begin with a capital letter. Authors wishing their names to be alphabetized differently should indicate this below. AbstractDialogues for the estimation of crystallite size, shape and lattice strain are designed and included in an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) program, named AXES. They implement peak ®tting and Voigt analysis followed by a Williamson±Hall plot (WHP). Eight different peak-shape functions can be used for individual peak ®tting. Volume-weighted crystallite size and effective lattice deformation are calculated from linear interpolation of the WHP. Actual dimensions (diameters of spheres, diameters and heights of cylinders) are calculated, assuming spherical or cylindrical shapes of the crystallites. Results of size±shape analyses can be visualized in the form of a WHP and as an arrow diagram (HPGL format), which shows distribution of observed apparent and true sizes of crystallites with a diffraction vector. The program has been written in Borland Pascal 7.0 for MS-DOS. The executable code is available via the World Wide Web.

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