title: Finite size effects of nanoparticles on the atomic pair distribution functions.
abstract: The finite size effects of nanoparticles on the atomic pair distribution functions (PDF) are discussed by calculating the radial distribution functions (RDF) on nanoparticles with various shapes, such as sheet, belt, rod, tube and sphere, assuming continua. Their characteristics are shown depending on the shapes and the sizes of the nanoparticles. The formulas of a PDF analysis which take account of such effects are presented and are found to reproduce the experimental data.
authors.affiliation: Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan. kodama.katsuaki@jaea.go.jp
authors.forename: Katsuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iikubo
authors.forename: Tomitsugu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Shin Ichi
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Shamoto