Calibrating the XtaLAB Synergy-S for Pair Distribution (PDF) Analysis

Background

Pair Distribution Function (PDF) Analysis1 has become a versatile tool for understanding the structure, and ultimately properties, of materials. Under normal circumstances, PDF is a technique performed using powdered samples and on suitable powder diffractometers. Modern microfocus single crystal diffractometers contain exceptionally bright sources and feature ultralow-noise HPC detectors that make them capable of performing high-quality diffraction experiments on microgram quantities of powder. A natural extension of these features is to perform PDF experiments on such equipment.