The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction
Fourth Edition
Series: International Union of Crystallography Texts on Crystallography; 21;
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Product details:
- Edition number 4
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 11 June 2015
- ISBN 9780198738688
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages544 pages
- Size 234x167x28 mm
- Weight 905 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 303 illustrations 0
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Short description:
Crystallography and diffraction are widely used throughout science for studying structure. The aim of this book is to show, through relevant examples and without relying on complex mathematics, that the basic ideas behind crystallography and diffraction are simple and easily comprehensible.
MoreLong description:
This book provides a clear and very broadly based introduction to crystallography, light, X-ray and electron diffraction - a knowledge which is essential to students in a wide range of scientific disciplines but which is otherwise generally covered in subject-specific and more mathematically detailed texts. The text is also designed to appeal to the more general reader since it shows, by historical and biographical references, how the subject has developed from the work and insights of successive generations of crystallographers and scientists.
The book shows how an understanding of crystal structures, both inorganic and organic may be built up from simple ideas of atomic and molecular packing. Beginning with (two dimensional) examples of patterns and tilings, the concepts of lattices, symmetry point and space groups are developed. 'Penrose' tilings and quasiperiodic structures are also included. The reciprocal lattice and its importance in understanding the geometry of light, X-ray and electron diffraction patterns is explained in simple terms, leading to Fourier analysis in diffraction, crystal structure determination, image formation and the diffraction-limited resolution in these techniques. Practical X-ray and electron diffraction techniques and their applications are described. A recurring theme is the common principles: the techniques are not treated in isolation.
The fourth edition has been revised throughout, and includes new sections on Fourier analysis, Patterson maps, direct methods, charge flipping, group theory in crystallography, and a new chapter on the description of physical properties of crystals by tensors (Chapter 14).
Chris Hammond's book on crystallography, now in its 4th edition, is in my view one of the best available. ... [T]his is a fine book for anyone wanting to learn about crystallography. It is an enjoyable and informative read, and is one of my favourite books to recommend to students and colleagues alike. It should be on the shelf of any physicist, chemist, materials scientist or biologist, who has to navigate the subject.
Table of Contents:
Crystals and crystal structures
Two-dimensional patterns, lattices and symmetry
Bravais lattices and crystal systems
Crystal symmetry: point groups, space groups, symmetry-related properties and quasiperiodic crystals
Describing lattice planes and directions in crystals: Miller indices and zone axis symbols
The recirocal lattice
The diffraction of light
X-ray diffraction: the contribution of Max von Laue, W.H. and W.L. Bragg and P.P Ewald
The diffraction of X-rays
X-ray diffraction of polycrystalline materials
Electron diffraction and its applications
The stereographic projection and its uses
Fourier analysis in diffraction and image formation
The physical properties of crystals and their description by tensors
