Title: Crystal structure analysis : principles and practice /
Authors: Blake, Alexander J.; Clegg, William, 1949-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: X-ray crystallography.; Crystals Structure.
Abstract: By choosing an approach that avoids undue emphasis on the mathematics involved, this book gives practical advice on topics such as growing crystals, solving and refining structures, and understanding and using the results.
Contents: Introduction to diffraction -- Introduction to symmetry and diffraction -- Crystal growth and evaluation -- Space-group determination -- Background theory for data collection -- Practical aspects of data collection -- Practical aspects of data processing -- Fourier syntheses -- Patterson syntheses for structure determination -- Direct methods of crystal-structure determination -- An introduction to maximum entropy -- Least-squares fitting of parameters -- Refinement of crystal structures -- Analysis of extended inorganic structures -- The derivation of results -- Random and systematic errors -- Powder diffraction -- Introduction to twinning -- The presentation of results -- The crystallographic information file (CIF) -- Crystallographic databases -- X-ray and neutron sources -- Appendix A : Useful mathematics and formulae -- Appendix B : Questions and answers.