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Photoinduced structural dynamics of polar solids studied by femtosecond X-ray diffraction by Thomas Elsaesser; Michael Woerner is a Materials Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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Femtosecond X-ray diffraction allows for real-time mapping of structural changes in condensed matter on atomic length and timescales. Sequences of diffraction patterns provide both transient geometries and charge-density maps of crystalline materials. This article reviews recent progress in this field, the main emphasis being on experimental work done with laser-driven hard X-ray sources. Both Bragg diffraction techniques for bulk and nanostructured single crystals as well as the recently implemented powder diffraction from polycrystalline samples are discussed. In ferroelectric superlattice structures, coherent phonon motions and the driving stress mechanisms are observed in real time. In molecular crystals charge-transfer processes and the concomitant changes of the lattice geometry are analyzed.
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- Author
- Thomas Elsaesser; Michael Woerner
- Publisher
- International Union of Crystallography; International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) (ISSN 0108-7673)
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Materials Science (Physical Sciences)