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Determination of complex structures from powder diffraction data: the crystal structure of La3Ti5Al15O37,
R.E. Morris, J.J. Owen, J.K. Stalick & A.K. Cheetham,
J. Solid State Chem. 111 (1994) 52-57.
La3Ti5Al15O37, Cc, C1=60, Nc=178, C2=5, Sync+N / ?, GSAS, EQUI, MULTAN84 (DM), GSAS, GSAS

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Understanding the reference system :

After the full reference, additional line(s) containing useful informations are given (when available). The first additional line has two parts separated by a slash (/). A second additional line occurs sometimes, beginning by C- or P-.

First additional line
FIRST PART : For each case is given the formula (or name), space group, total number of independent atoms (C1), number of refined x,y,z parameters (Nc), number of independent atoms (C2) obtained from application of direct or Patterson methods (the starting model allowing then completion of the structure determination by Fourier syntheses). In some cases, the structure was determined by molecular modelling techniques (MM) or model bulding (MB). In such cases C2 is replaced by C3 which is the number of independent molecules of which the positions are searched in the cell for corresponding to an optimum by Monte Carlo, Patterson-search, Genetic Algorithm (...) methods. Sometimes the structure was guessed (C2=G) or a partial model was deduced by analogy with a known structure (C2=A). C1, Nc, C2 and C3 give an idea of the structure complexity and of the level of difficulty encountered to obtain the initial model. The high cell volume is not an indice of complexity, unless it is moderated by the crystal symmetry : 2000 Angstroem-cube is difficult with P1 (with nearly 100 independent atoms to find), easy with Fd-3c (nearly 0.5 atom to find if all in general position), however the problem of reflections strictly overlapping is important in the latter case... Finally, the data type used for the determination is given : Sync=synchrotron X-rays; XC1=conventional X-rays monochromatic (K-alpha 1) ; XC12= conventional X-rays (K-alpha 1+2) ; N=neutrons.
SECOND PART after / : Six informations concerning programs and/or methods used are mentioned (there are some exceptions), separated by commas. These informations are related to six important operations generally performed successively in order to complete a structure determination from powder diffraction data. In fact, a supplementary one is not given which would have rank 0 chronologically: the extraction of the angular reflection positions before indexation. Explanations on the six operations follow (to obtain references for the cited programs, look inside the papers citing them) :

Example of reference with the first additional lines :

Determination of complex structures from powder diffraction data: the crystal structure of La3Ti5Al15O37,
R.E. Morris, J.J. Owen, J.K. Stalick & A.K. Cheetham,
J. Solid State Chem. 111 (1994) 52-57. 

La3Ti5Al15O37, Cc, C1=60, Nc=178, C2=5, Sync+N / ?, GSAS, EQUI, MULTAN84 (DM), GSAS, GSAS

        the six informations mentioned above : / 1,    2,    3,             4,    5,    6
Possible second additional line
Compounds that are impossible to obtain as single crystals of size suitable for a structure determination in a given laboratory may be obtained as so in another lab... Bibliography may be uncomplete, simultaneous works are possible, isotypic or related compounds may not be recognized... For all of these reasons, and probably others, some structures are determined twice or unnecessary efforts to determine a structure from powder diffraction data are made time to time. The fact is that a structure determination from powder diffraction data may be now realized more quickly than a full search in all databanks, in some cases. This produces events allowing to compare results from powder and single-crystal diffraction data. Thus, in some cases, references may have a companion which begins by a C- (for Crystal) or even by P- (for Powder : yes it is now possible to find independent ab initio studies on isostructural compounds).

Example of reference having the second additional line :

48)- Structure determination of NiV2O6 from X-ray powder diffraction : a rutile-ramsdellite intergrowth, A. Le Bail & M.-A. Lafontaine, Eur. J. Solid State Inorg. Chem. 27 (1990) 671-680.
NiV2O6, P-1, C1=15, Nc=42, C2=9, XC12 / TREOR, ARITB, EQUI, SHELX-76 (DM), SHELX-76+ARIT4, ARIT4
C- Ein neuer strukturtyp der oxovanadate MV2O6 : NiV2O6, Hk. Muller-Buschbaum und M. Kobel, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 596 (1991) 23.

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