Matt
It seems to me you are in the realms of PDF - Pair Distribution Function
analysis when you talk about loosely ordered , (usually nano-sized) material
dispersed in un-ordered (glassy) material.
Rod Clapp
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From: "Matt Gave" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: What is "crystallinity"?
> Hello All,
>
> It seems that it is very common to talk about "crystallinity" in terms of
> a well crystallized material dispersed in a non-crystalline one. It is
> also reasonable, of course, to use the term "crystallinity" to refer to
> the crystal quality of a homogenous material. Is anyone aware of methods
> or references that discuss differentiation of these possibilities from XRD
> (or other) types of data? What if one has a mixture of a very highly
> defective semi-crystalline material in an amorphous one?
>
> "Crystallinity" possibility 1:
> Highly crystalline material dispersed in a vitreous one (2 materils)
>
> "Crystallinity" possibility 2:
> Homogenous but highly defected semi-crystalline material (1 material)
>
> "Crystallinity" possibility 3:
> Highly defected semi-crystalline material in a glass (two materials)
>
> Any thoughts on how these possibilities are distinguished? Any leads on
> references?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -Matt
>
>
>
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