This book presents a practical guide to the analysis of materials and includes a thorough description of the underlying theories and instrumental aberrations caused by real experiments. The main emphasis concerns the analysis of thin films and multilayers, primarily semiconductors, although the techniques are very general. Semiconductors can be very perfect composite crystals and therefore their study can lead to the largest volume of information, since X-ray scattering can assess the deviation from perfection.The description is intentionally conceptual so that the reader can grasp the real processes involved. In this way the analysis becomes significantly easier, making the reader aware of misleading artifacts and assisting in the determination of a more complete and reliable analysis. The theory of scattering is very important and is covered in such a way that the assumptions are clear. Greatest emphasis is placed on the dynamical diffraction theory including new developments extending its applicability to reciprocal space mapping and modelling samples with relaxed and distorted interfaces.A practical guide to the measurement of diffraction patterns, including the smearing effects introduced to the measurement, is also presented.

About the Author
Paul F Fewster is Head of PANalytical Research Centre, UK. He is also a visiting Professor in Physics at Imperial College, London and Vice-President of the British Crystallographic Association. Paul has worked in the field of X-ray scattering and semiconductors for over 25 years and was awarded the Paterson Prize and Medal from the Institute of Physics (1991) and a DSc in crystallography from London University. He developed the physics for the Materials Research Diffractometer and dynamical simulation analysis software along with many other aspects in the field of X-Ray diffraction.


Book Information
ISBN 9781860943607
Author Paul F Fewster
Format Hardback
Page Count 316
Imprint Imperial College Press
Publisher Imperial College Press