Crystallography plays a pivotal role in the drive to explore new materials landscapes and increase the genome of available functional inorganic materials. I will present excerpts from our work on probing inorganic synthesis in situ. In particular, we have seen that rapid materials discovery is possible in the arena of sulfide materials that span metallic and insulating behavior. Crystallography helps us identify new phases and probe how thermodynamic and kinetic controls compete in the formation of crystals from the melt. We also benefit by combining high-energy scattering (PDF techniques) and spectroscopy to learn about the liquids (traditionally off-limits in crystallography) from which these compounds are born.

In-situ crystallography of inorganic melt synthesis

247th National Meeting (2014)

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