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Nanoscale Order in Molecular Systems from Single Crystal Diffuse Scattering

Darren J. Goossens A B and T. Richard Welberry A
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A Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: goossens@rsc.anu.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 67(12) 1807-1812 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH14229
Submitted: 10 April 2014  Accepted: 23 May 2014   Published: 4 August 2014

Abstract

Diffuse scattering – the coherently scattered intensity that is not localised on the reciprocal lattice – contains a wealth of information about the local order (order on the nanoscale) in crystalline materials. Since molecules and atoms will respond most strongly to their local chemical environments, it is a valuable tool in understanding how structure leads to properties. However, at present its collection and analysis are relatively specialised. Monte Carlo (MC) computer simulation of a model structure has become a powerful and well-accepted technique for aiding the interpretation and analysis of diffuse scattering patterns. Its great strength is its flexibility – as long as an MC energy can be defined, a model can be developed and tested. At one extreme a very simplified model may be useful in demonstrating particular qualitative effects, while at the other a quantitative and very detailed description of disordered structures can be obtained. Examples discussed include new results concerning p-chloro-N-(p-chloro-benzylidene)aniline, a molecule showing various degrees of molecular flexibility.


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