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Neutron diffraction
Neutron diffraction or elastic neutron scattering is the application of neutron scattering to the determination of the atomic and/or magnetic structure of a material. A sample to be examined is placed in a beam of thermal or cold neutrons to obtain a diffraction pattern that provides information of the structure of the material. The technique is similar to X-ray diffraction but due to their different scattering properties, neutrons and X-rays provide complementary information.
==Instrumental and sample requirements==
The technique requires a source of neutrons. Neutrons are usually produced in a nuclear reactor or spallation source. At a research reactor, other components are needed, including a crystal monochromators as well as filters to select the desired neutron wavelength. Some parts of the setup may also be movable. At a spallation source, the time of flight technique is used to sort the energies of the incident neutrons (higher energy neutrons are faster), so no monochromator is needed, but rather a series of aperture elements synchronized to filter neutron pulses with the desired wavelength.
The technique is most commonly performed as powder diffraction, which only requires a polycrystalline powder. For single crystal work, the crystals must be much larger than those used in X-ray crystallography. It is common to use crystals that are about 1 mm3.〔Paula M. B. Piccoli, Thomas F. Koetzle, Arthur J. Schultz "Single Crystal Neutron Diffraction for the Inorganic Chemist—A Practical Guide" Comments on Inorganic Chemistry 2007, Volume 28, 3-38. 〕
Summarizing, the main disadvantage to neutron diffraction is the requirement for a nuclear reactor. For single crystal work, the technique requires relatively large crystals, which are usually challenging to grow. The main advantages to the technique are many - sensitivity to light atoms, ability to distinguish isotopes, absence of radiation damage.〔
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