ASSIGNMENT III

Problem I

Calculation of F200 for (200) reflection

Calculation of atomic scattering factor for Na+ and Cl-

The atomic scattering factors for Na+ and Cl- ions was calculated using Bragg's equation to compute Sin q/l.The value obtained for (200) reflection was 0.1773. This value is exactly at the mid of 0.15 and 0.2. Therefore after consulting the International Crystallographic table fNa+ and fCl- was found to be 8.7125 and 13.16.

Calculating the Cosine part of F200

 
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n
fn cos{360 (hx + ky + lz)} =   8.7125 cos {360 (2´0 + 0´0 + 0´0)}
      + 8.7125 cos {360 (2´0 + 0´1/2 + 0´1/2 )}
      + 8.7125 cos {360 (2´1/2 + 0´0 + 0´1/2 )}
      + 8.7125 cos {360 (2´1/2 + 0´1/2 + 0´0)}
      + 13.16 cos {360 (2´1/2 + 0´0 + 0´0)}
      + 13.16 cos {360 (2´0 + 0´1/2 + 0´0)}
      + 13.16cos {360 (2´0 + 0´0 + 0´1/2 )}
      + 13.16 cos {360 (2´1/2 + 0´1/2 + 0´1/2 )}
    =   8.7125 cos 0 + 8.7125 cos 0 + 8.7125 cos 360 + 8.7125 cos 360
      + 13.16 cos 360+ 13.16 cos 0 + 13.16 cos 0 + 13.16 cos 360
    =   8.7125 + 8.7125 + 8.7125 + 8.7125 + 13.16 + 13.16 + 13.16 + 13.16
    = 87.49

Calculating the Sine part of F200

 
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fn sin {2p (hx + ky + lz)} =   8.7125 sin {360 (2´0 + 0´0 + 0´0)}
      + 8.7125 sin {360 (2´0 + 0´1/2 + 0´1/2 )}
      + 8.7125 sin {360 (2´1/2 + 0´0 + 0´1/2 )}
      + 8.7125 sin {360 (2´1/2 + 0´1/2 + 0´0)}
      + 13.16 sin {360 (2´1/2 + 0´0 + 0´0)}
      +13.16 sin {360 (2´0 + 0´1/2 + 0´0)}
      + 13.16 sin {360 (2´0 + 0´0 + 0´1/2 )}
      + 13.16 sin {360 (2´1/2 + 0´1/2 + 0´1/2 )}
    =   8.98 sin 0 + 8.98 sin 0 + 8.98 sin 360 + 8.98 sin 360
      + 13.16 sin 360 + 13.16 sin 0 + 13.97 sin 360 + 13.97 sin 360
    =  0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0
    =   0

Combining the Cosine and Sine parts of F200gives F200 = 87.49 + i.0 and the intensity is

                  I200 = F2002 = 7654.5units

Calculation of F100 for (100) reflection

Calculation of atomic scattering factor for Na+ and Cl-

For the (100) reflection the Sin q/l was half of that for the (200) reflection i.e. 0.08865. By looking into the International Crystallographic table and upon substituting the values in the structure factor equation, both the sine and cosine part vanishes. Thus the intensity of the (100) is zero.

Problem II

j200 for (200) reflection

For cubic system which has 6 faces, it is clear that there are 6 plausible {200} faces. They are (200), (020), (002), (-200), (0-20) and (00-2). Therefore the multiplicity of (200) plane in a cubic system is 6.

Problem III

P200 for (200) reflection

using the formula,
2q = 31.7 °
cos (2q) = 0.8508
cos2 (2q) = 0.723
1 + cos2 (2q) = 1.723
P200 = (1 + cos2 (2q ))/2 = 0.861

Thus polarization factor reduces the Intensity of 200 reflection to 86%.

Problem IV

L200 for (200) reflection

Using the value for theta already obtained in the polarisation calculation:
            q = 15.85°
            sin q = 0.2731
            sin2q = 0.07459
            cos q = 0.962
            sin2q cos q = 0.07175
            L = 1/sin2q cos q = 13.94

Problem V

I111/ I200

I111
I200
 =  j111 P111 L111 F1112
j200 P200 L200 F2002

Substituting the values obtained for different factors from the previous problems in the above equation, gives the value 0.095. Thus the intensity from (111) plane is one tenth of (200) plane. This is in consistent with the observed results.

Problem VI

Factors affecting the intensity of the diffracted rays

1. Poorly ground sample 2. Filter may not work properly 3. Thick powder samples 4. absorption by the capillary