270166 VO Powder Diffraction and Rietveld Refinement (2025S)

The lecture gives an overview about the method of powder X-ray diffraction and the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of diffractograms using the method of Rietveld refinement. Content: physical principles of X-ray diffraction - X-ray diffraction on crystalline powders – construction principles of diffractometers – information content of a diffractogram – quantitative analysis using the Rietveld method.
Students understand the basic principles of analyzing crystalline solids by X-ray diffraction methods. They learn construction principles of instruments and the methods of qualitative and quantitative phase analysis.