3D electron diffraction goes multipolar.

IUCrJ

Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.

Published: May 2024

Over 30 years ago, it was shown that bonding between atoms has a noticeable effect on convergent beam electron diffraction patterns. The paper by Olech et al. [(2024). IUCrJ, 11, 309-324] demonstrates that its influence is also clearly present in 3D electron diffraction data, opening up new possibilities for quantum crystallography.

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