Semi-analytic theory of multiphonon effects on the static structure factors of warm solids
- 21 July 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
- Vol. 78 (5), 415-421
- https://doi.org/10.1107/s2053273322006441
Abstract
A semi-analytic formula for the temperature-dependent static structure factor S(k) of polycrystalline and amorphous solids applicable to the entire wavenumber (k) range is derived. The formula describes thermal diffuse scattering due to multiphonon processes entirely by a single kernel function without resorting to the standard perturbation expansion. It is analytically proven that S(k -> 0) is determined from the one-phonon term, whereas the asymptotic limit S(k -> infinity) = 1 can be reproduced through a Gaussian integral of the multiphonon term. The formula also reveals that an enhancement of the one-phonon scattering intensity at each Bragg point is expressed as a logarithmic singularity. Numerical examples for a face-centred cubic polycrystal near the melting point are shown. The present formula is computationally more efficient than other theoretical models, requiring only a one-dimensional integration to obtain S(k) once the elastic part of the structure factor and the Debye-Waller factor are given.Keywords
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