Diffraction: Intensity (From Chapter 4 of Textbook 2 and Chapter 9 of Textbook 1) Electron atoms group of atoms or structure Crystal (poly or single)
Scattering by an electron: r P = /2 0 : 4 mkgC -2 a single electron charge e (C), mass m (kg), distance r (meters) by J.J. Thomson
x y z O P Random polarized 22 r y component z component = yOP = /2 = zOP = /2 -2 Polarization factor
Pass through a monochromator first (Bragg angle M ) the polarization factor is ? (Homework) x y z O P polarization is not complete random anymore 22 r x y z O P Random polarized 2M2M r P
M
Atomic scattering (or form) factor a single free electron atoms
Differential atomic scattering factor (df) : E e : the magnitude of the wave from a bound electron O s0s0 R r x1x1 dV s x2x2 22 path different (O and dV): R-(x 1 + x 2 ). Electron density Phase difference
Spherical integration dV = dr(rd ) (rsin d ) continuity-equation-in.html r: 0 - : 0 - : rsin d rsin( +d )d r dr dd dd
= 2
S0S0 S S-S 0 22 Evaluate (S - S 0 ) r = | S - S 0 ||r|cos |(S - S 0 )|/2 = sin . Let
For = 0, only k = 0 sinkr/kr = 1. For n electrons in an atom Number of electrons in the atom equal to 1 bound electrons Tabulated
Anomalous Scattering: Previous derivation: free electrons! Electrons around an atom: free? free electron harmonic oscillator m k Assume Forced oscillator Assume Resonance frequency
Same frequency as F(t), amplitude( , 0 ) = 0 C is ; in reality friction term exist no Oscillator with damping (friction v) assume c = m Assume x = x 0 e i t Real part and imaginary part
f + f + i f realimaginary E E if 0 Resonance : X-ray frequency; 0 : bounded electrons around atoms 0 electron escape # of electrons around an atom f ( f correction term) imaginary part correction: f (linear absorption coefficient)
Examples: Si, 400 diffraction peak, with Cu K ( nm) Anomalous Scattering correction Atomic scattering factor in this case: i = i f and f : International Table for X-ray Crystallography V.III
Structure factor atoms unit cell plane (h00) A B C NM SR a path difference:11 and 22 (NCM) How is an atom located in a unit cell affect the h00 diffraction peak? why:? Meaningful! How is the diffraction peaks (hkl) of a structure named?Unit cell Miller indices (h00): path difference: 11 and 33 (SBR)
phase difference (11 and 33) position of atom B: fractional coordinate of a: u x/a. the same argument B: x, y, z x/a, y/b, z/c u, v, w Diffraction from (hkl) plane F: amplitude of the resultant wave in terms of the amplitude of the wave scattered by a single electron.
F (in general) a complex number. N atoms in a unit cell; f n : atomic form factor of atom n How to choose the groups of atoms to represent a unit cell of a structure? 1. number of atoms in the unit cell 2. choose the representative atoms for a cell properly (ranks of equipoints).
Example 1: Simple cubic 1 atoms/unit cell; 000 and 100, 010, 001, 110, 101, 011, 111: equipoints of rank 1; Choose any one will have the same result! for all hkl Example 2: Body centered cubic 2 atoms/unit cell; 000 and 100, 010, 001, 110, 101, 011, 111: equipoints of rank 1; ½ ½ ½: equipoints of rank 1; Two points to choose: 000 and ½ ½ ½. when h+k+l is even when h+k+l is odd
Example 3: Face centered cubic 4 atoms/unit cell; 000 and 100, 010, 001, 110, 101, 011, 111: equipoints of rank 1; ½ ½ 0, ½ 0 ½, 0 ½ ½, ½ ½ 1, ½ 1 ½, 1 ½ ½: : equipoints of rank 3; Four atoms chosen: 000, ½ ½ 0, ½ 0 ½, 0 ½ ½. when h, k, l is unmixed (all evens or all odds) when h, k, l is mixed
Example 4: Diamond Cubic 8 atoms/unit cell; 000 and 100, 010, 001, 110, 101, 011, 111: equipoints of rank 1; ½ ½ 0, ½ 0 ½, 0 ½ ½, ½ ½ 1, ½ 1 ½, 1 ½ ½: equipoints of rank 3; ¼ ¼ ¼, ¾ ¾ ¼, ¾ ¼ ¾, ¼ ¾ ¾: equipoints of rank 4; Eight atoms chosen: 000, ½ ½ 0, ½ 0 ½, 0 ½ ½ (the same as FCC), ¼ ¼ ¼, ¾ ¾ ¼, ¾ ¼ ¾, ¼ ¾ ¾! FCC structure factor
when h, k, l are all odd when h, k, l are all even and h + k + l = 4n when h, k, l are all even and h + k + l 4n when h, k, l are mixed
Example 5: HCP 2 atoms/unit cell 8 corner atoms: equipoints of rank 1; 1/3 2/3 ½: equipoints of rank 1; Choose 000, 1/3 2/3 1/2. (000) (001) (100) (010) (110) ( 1/3 2/3 1/2) equipoints Set [h + 2k]/3+ l/2 = g
h + 2k l 3m3m3m13m13m3m3m13m1 even odd even odd f 2 0 f 2 3f 2
Multiplicity Factor Equal d-spacings equal B E.g.: Cubic (100), (010), (001), (-100), (0-10), (00-1): Equivalent Multiplicity Factor = 6 (110), (-110), (1-10), (-1-10), (101), (-101), (10-1),(-10-1), (011), (0-11), (01-1), (0-1-1): Equivalent Multiplicity Factor = 12 lower symmetry systems multiplicities . E.g.: tetragonal (100) equivalent: (010), (-100), and (0-10) not with the (001) and the (00-1). {100} Multiplicity Factor = 4 {001} Multiplicity Factor = 2
Multiplicity p is the one counted in the point group stereogram. In cubic (h k l) p = 483x2x2 3 = 48 p = 243x2 3 = 24 p = 243x2 3 = 24 p = 123x2 2 = 12 p = 82 3 = 8 p = 63x2 = 6
Lorentz factor: dependence of the integrated peak intensities 1. finite spreading of the intensity peak 2. fraction of crystal contributing to a diffraction peak 3. intensity spreading in a cone
2B2B Intensity Diffraction Angle 2 I max I max /2 22 Integrated Intensity B 2 12 AB a 22 C D Na 1 N BB 22 11 22 11 path difference for = AD – CB = acos 2 - acos 1 = a[cos( B - ) - cos ( B + )] = 2asin( )sin B ~ 2a sin B. 2Na sin B = completely cancellation (1- N/2, 2- (N/2+1) …) 1
Maximum angular range of the peak I max 1/sin B, Half maximum B 1/cos B (will be shown later) integrated intensity I max B (1/sin B )(1/cos B ) 1/sin2 B. 2 number of crystals orientated at or near the Bragg angle crystal plane Fraction of crystal: r /2-
diffracted energy: equally distributed (2 Rsin2 B ) the relative intensity per unit length 1/sin2 B. 2B2B 3 Lorentz–polarization factor: (omitting constant) Lorentz factor:
Absorption factor: X-ray absorbed during its in and out of the sample. Hull/Debye-Scherrer Camera: A( ); A( ) as . l dx I0I0 22 A B C dI D x Incident beam: I 0 ; 1cm 2 incident angle . Beam incident on the plate: : linear absorption coefficient a: volume fraction of the specimen that are at the right angle for diffraction b: diffracted intensity/unit volume 1cm Diffractometer: volume = l dx 1cm = ldx. actual diffracted volume = aldx Diffracted intensity: Diffracted beam escaping from the sample:
If = = Infinite thickness ~ dI D (x = 0)/dI D (x = t) = 1000 and = = ).
Temperature factor (Debye Waller factor): Atoms in lattice vibrate (Debye model) d u d u high B low B Lattice vibration is more significant at high B (u/d) as B Temperature (1) lattice constants 2 ; (2) Intensity of diffracted lines ; (3) Intensity of the background scattering .
Formally, the factor is included in f as Because F = |f 2 | factor e -2M shows up What is M? : Mean square displacement Debye: h: Plank’s constant; T: absolute temperature; m: mass of vibrating atom; : Debye temperature of the substance; x = /T; (x): tabulated function
e -2M sin / 1 m atomic weight (A): Temperature (Thermal) diffuse scattering (TDS) as I as peak width B slightly as T TDS I 2 or sin / 0
Summary Intensities of diffraction peaks from polycrystalline samples: Diffractometer: Perturbation: preferred orientation; Extinction (large crystal) Other diffraction methods: Match calculation? Exactly: difficult; qualitatively matched.
Example Debye-Scherrer powder pattern of Cu made with Cu radiation linehklh2+k2+l2h2+k2+l2 sin 2 sin (o) (o)sin / (Å -1 ) f Cu Cu: Fm-3m, a = Å
line|F|2|F|2 P Relative integrated intensity Calc.( x10 5 ) Calc. Obs Vs S s m w s If h, k, l are unmixed If h, k, l are mixed Structure Factor
p = 8 (2 3 = 8)
Dynamic Theory for Single crystal Kinematical theory Dynamical theory K0K0 K0K0 K1K1 S0S0 S K1K1 K2K2 K2K2 K1K1 K2K2 (hkl) Refraction PRIMARY EXTINCTION K 0 & K 1 : /2; K 1 & K 2 : /2 K 0 & K 2 : ; destructive interference I |F| not |F| 2 ! Negligible absorption e: electron charge; m: electron mass; N: # of unit cell/unit volume.
FWHM for Darwin curve = 2.12s 5 arcs < < 20 arcs Width of the diffraction peak (~ 2s)