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Application of Glancing-Emergent-Angle Fluorescence for Polarized XAFS Studies of Single Crystals

Journal Article · · Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
X-ray absorption fine-structure (XAFS) data were obtained for the V K-edge for a series of anisotropic single crystals of (Cr{sub x}V{sub 1-x}){sub 2}O{sub 3}. The data and the results were compared for the as-prepared bulk single crystals (measured in fluorescence in two different orientations) and those ground to powder (measured in transmission). For the bulk single crystals, the glancing-emergent-angle (GEA) method was used to minimize fluorescence distortion. The reliability of the GEA technique was tested by comparing the polarization-weighted single-crystal XAFS data with the experimental powder data. These data were found to be in excellent agreement throughout the entire energy range. Thus, it was possible to reliably measure individual V-V contributions parallel and perpendicular to the c axis of the single crystals, i.e. those unavailable by powder data XAFS analysis. These experiments demonstrate that GEA is a premiere method for non-destructive high-photon-count in situ studies of local structure in bulk single crystals.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) National Synchrotron Light Source
Sponsoring Organization:
Doe - Office Of Science
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
930445
Report Number(s):
BNL--81197-2008-JA
Journal Information:
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, Journal Name: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation Vol. 14; ISSN 0909-0495; ISSN JSYRES
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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