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Radiation damage in materials with complex crystal structures

What is it about?

Damage due to intense radiation manifests as a structural disorder in the crystal, that suppresses scattering at high angles and can heat the crystal and/or modify the equilibrium between various structural modifications. Prolonged exposure to a very intense synchrotron beam suppresses the incommensurate phases that are periodical in high-dimensional space.

Why is it important?

Crystal structures of important materials could be wrongly determined because of the radiation damage. Consequently, their relationship to the physical properties could be misunderstood. The design and optimization of new materials might be hampered.

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