title: Recent advances in the application of total scattering methods to functional materials.
abstract: In this Feature Article we provide a description of some of the most recent results obtained in the field of materials science by means of total scattering methods and PDF analysis. Particular attention is devoted to the application of PDF to functional materials and to examples showing the combination of PDF with other solid state chemistry techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and INSTM, Viale Taramelli 16, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Lorenzo.malavasi@unipv.it.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malavasi