Bragg rods and multiple x-ray scattering in random-stacking colloidal crystals

Petukhov AV, Dolbnya IP, Aarts DGAL, Vroege GJ, Lekkerkerker HNW

Images of Bragg scattering rods in small-angle synchrotron x-ray diffraction were obtained from a colloidal single crystal still retaining its random-stacking structure 18 months after crystallization. A strong effect of multiple scattering was observed.