Disorder in layered hydroxides: DIFFaX simulation of the X-ray powder diffraction patterns of nickel hydroxide

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 570-576

  Ramesh, T N ^a   Jayashree, R S ^a   Kamath, P Vishnu ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cation vacancies; Crsytallite size; DIFFaX; Interstratification; Nickel hydroxide; Stacking faults; Turbostraticity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; STACKING FAULTS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

TURBOSTRATIC DISORDERS;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

CRYSTALLINITY; HYDROXIDE; NICKEL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0242624876     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2003.0510511     Document Type: Article

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