The crystal structure of KCaF3 at 4.2 and 300 K: A re-evaluation using high-resolution powder neutron diffraction

Powder Diffraction

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-13

  Knight, K S ^a,b   Darlington, C N W ^c   Wood, I G ^d  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

KCaF3; Powder neutron diffraction; Rietveld profile refinement

Indexed keywords

HIGH-RESOLUTION POWDER NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; HIGHEST RESOLUTIONS; KCAF3; MONOCLINIC SPACE GROUPS; OCTAHEDRAL ROTATIONS; PEROVSKITE PHASE; POWDER NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; RE-EVALUATION;

RIETVELD REFINEMENT;

EID: 31144475861     PISSN: 08857156     EISSN: 19457413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1154/1.1835959     Document Type: Article

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