124Module 2 : Structure analysis tools

Lecture 4 : Calculation of average crystallite size

Calculation of average crystallite size:

The width B as given in Figure 4.03 can roughly be measured from XRD at an intensity equal to half the maximum intensity, called as Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM) and given as


Figure 4.03: Schematic of a XRD peak with broadening.

The path difference equations for these two angles are