Neutron Instruments for Research in Coordination Chemistry

Neutron diffraction and spectroscopy offer unique insight into structures and properties of solids and molecular materials. All neutron instruments located at the various neutron sources are distinct, even if their designs are based on similar principles, and thus, they are usually less familiar to...

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Published in:European journal of inorganic chemistry 2019-02, Vol.2019 (8), p.1065-1089
Main Authors: Xue, Zi‐Ling, Ramirez‐Cuesta, Anibal J., Brown, Craig M., Calder, Stuart, Cao, Huibo, Chakoumakos, Bryan C., Daemen, Luke L., Huq, Ashfia, Kolesnikov, Alexander I., Mamontov, Eugene, Podlesnyak, Andrey A., Wang, Xiaoping
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Language:English
Subjects:
Crystal structure
Diffractometers
Inelastic neutron scattering (INS)
Inelastic scattering
Inorganic chemistry
Molecular dynamics
Neutron diffraction
Neutron instruments
Neutron scattering
Neutron sources
Neutrons
Organic chemistry
Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS)
Spectrometers
Spectroscopy
Structure elucidation
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Summary:Neutron diffraction and spectroscopy offer unique insight into structures and properties of solids and molecular materials. All neutron instruments located at the various neutron sources are distinct, even if their designs are based on similar principles, and thus, they are usually less familiar to the community than commercial X‐ray diffractometers and optical spectrometers. Major neutron instruments in the USA, which are open to scientists around the world, and examples of their use in coordination chemistry research are presented here, along with a list of similar instruments at main neutron facilities in other countries. The reader may easily and quickly find from this minireview an appropriate neutron instrument for research. The instruments include single‐crystal and powder diffractometers to determine structures, inelastic neutron scattering (INS) spectrometers to probe magnetic and vibrational excitations, and quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) spectrometers to study molecular dynamics such as methyl rotation on ligands. Key and unique features of the diffraction and neutron spectroscopy that are relevant to inorganic chemistry are reviewed. Major instruments in the USA for (1) single‐crystal and powder neutron diffraction and (2) inelastic neutron scattering (INS) and quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) spectroscopy are presented with examples of their use in coordination chemistry. Similar instruments at main neutron facilities in other countries are listed for the reader to find a suitable neutron instrument for research.
ISSN:1434-1948
1099-0682
DOI:10.1002/ejic.201801076