Combined diagnostics of the structure of complex oxide materials and metal catalysts by synchrotron X-ray diffraction

The combined use of different synchrotron radiation (SR) X-ray diffraction techniques is shown to be effective in collecting the most complete structural information about an object being studied. The high intensity of SR and its spectral-angular distribution enable researchers to conduct experiments with high angular resolution, experiments using resonance effects, time-resolved experiments, and experiments where the sample is exposed to the effects of temperature and reaction medium. Results are presented of two studies where the distinctive features of SR play the key role.