EXAFS, Determination of Short Range Order and Local Structures in Materials

Abstract

Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) is a powerful method of determining short range order and local structures in materials using X-ray photons produced by a synchrotron light source, or in-house by a high intensity rotating anode X-ray generator. The technique has provided valuable structural information on disordered solids (such as metal-on-support catalysts), amorphous solids, semiconductors and the environment of metals in metallo-enzymes.