MS-093: PDF (total scattering) experiments and local structure characterization of functional materials

Name: Twenty-Seventh Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography
Start: 2026-08-10T14:00:00Z
End: 2026-08-19T03:00:00Z
Location: The BMO Centre, Stampede Park

Co-Chairs: Igor Levin & Leighanne C. Gallington

Sponsoring Commission: Crystallography of Materials

Co-Sponsoring Commission: Synchrotron and XFEL Radiation

Supporting Commission: Powder Diffraction

Emphasizing the synergy between pair distribution function (PDF) analysis, total scattering, and various spectroscopic techniques, this microsymposium will highlight recent advancements in probing local crystal structure, magnetic structure, and structural dynamics of powder and ceramic materials, and their relationship to bulk material properties.