… imaging. The resolution of conventional imaging devices is restricted by the diffraction limit,
… decay exponentially away from the object (or image), but carry large lateral wave vectors. …

… Materials, which are being developed and used in engineering applications for the unique …
by external fields are called smart, functional or active materials. Shape memory alloys (SMAs…

… the Inorganic Materials Series have covered some important families of functional materials.
As … In this volume, some new advances in diffraction/scattering methodologies are described …

… 6 nanosheets investigated by electron backscatter diffraction. Finally, the excellent suitability
of these nanosheet-templated VO 2 films for advanced lensless imaging of the metal–…

… Coherent X-ray diffraction imaging is one of the techniques … from a finely recorded diffraction
pattern alone by using iterative … coherent X-ray diffraction imaging and the recent application …

… in the in situ observations of material preparation (eg, in situ … coherent X-ray diffraction
imaging were also advocated. … used as structural and functional materials, covering countless …

… Originally developed as an analytical technique for characterizing small samples, XRD has
been extended over the years to become an imaging modality, X-ray diffraction imaging (XDI)…

… functional materials have playeda key role in civilization. The properties of many functional
materials… , phosphors, and magnetic materials, arise fromcomplex interactions involving the …

… imaging applications to address critical issues in materials and biology. Coherent x-ray
diffraction imaging … one of the most promising techniques for imaging non-crystalline objects non- …

… Central to understanding how to synthesize and exploit functional materials is having the
ability to apply external stimuli (such as heat, light, a reactive flux, and an electrical bias) and to …