@article {Winter:January-March 2006:0889-311X:3, author = "Winter, Rudolf", author = "Messurier, Daniel Le", author = "Martin, Christopher M.", title = "Energy-dependent in situ small-angle X -ray scattering study of nano-ceramics", journal = "Crystallography Reviews", volume = "12", year = "January-March 2006", abstract = "Energy-dependent small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements near the Zr-K absorption edge of a nano-scale alumina-zirconia-silicate ceramic are reported. The in situ experiments cover the temperature range from 250 to 725°C, during which the sol-gel prepared nano-particles consolidate and the glass matrix phase begins to soften, leading to a compaction of the ceramic. The dominant scattering mechanism changes from a surface-fractal type to a mass-fractal type linked to direct contact areas between nano-particles and matrix. The energy-dependent data identify the zirconium-bearing phase as dominant in the high- q range. The experimental data are placed in the context of recent advances in in situ anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering (ASAXS) and some experimental problems and solutions of near-edge scattering are discussed.", pages = "3-12(10)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/gcrr/2006/00000012/00000001/art00002" doi = "doi:10.1080/08893110600688964" }