page_title: Powder diffraction
hierarchical_section_title: Powder diffraction
caption_attribution_description: A typical XRD diffraction pattern of Y2Cu2O5 that was refined by Rietved refinement with 2 phases, showing an impurity phase of 1% yttrium oxide.
context_page_description: Powder diffraction is a scientific technique using X-ray, neutron, or electron diffraction on powder or microcrystalline samples for structural characterization of materials. An instrument dedicated to performing such powder measurements is called a powder diffractometer.
  Powder diffraction stands in contrast to single crystal diffraction techniques, which work best with a single, well-ordered crystal.
context_section_description: Powder diffraction is a scientific technique using X-ray, neutron, or electron diffraction on powder or microcrystalline samples for structural characterization of materials. An instrument dedicated to performing such powder measurements is called a powder diffractometer.
  Powder diffraction stands in contrast to single crystal diffraction techniques, which work best with a single, well-ordered crystal.
caption: X-ray powder diffraction of Y2Cu2O5 and Rietveld refinement with two phases, showing 1% of yttrium oxide impurity (red tickers).
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