The Pair Distribution Function (PDF) technique, classically used to the study of liquids and amorphous
materials, has seen a renewal interest due to the ability to collect quickly scattering patterns using 2D
detectors at 4th generation synchrotron sources, with enough signal-to-noise ratio to be able to analyse the
diffuse scattering coming from the disordered component of a material. This technique will be introduced
and several examples in the field of mineral nucleation and growth, and of cement hydration, will be shown.
03/04/2024
3 April 2024 – at 14.00 – aula Lucchesi