Abstract
The approach of the atomic pair distribution function (PDF) technique to determine the atomic-scale structure of nanocrystalline materials is introduced and illustrated with results of studies on V2O5 nanotubes and clusters of Cs atoms intercalated inside the pores of the zeolite ITQ-4. We find that V2O5 nanotubes are built of double layers of V-O5 and V-O4 units. Inside the channels in ITQ-4 Cs atoms are found to assemble in short-range ordered zigzag chains.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 101-105 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Molecular Simulation |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 15 2005 |
Keywords
- Bragg peaks
- Structure determination
- VO nanotubes
- X-ray diffraction