Well...the question: So what? inherently contains "Structure-Property
Relations"
indeed. I thought the message was tacitly conveyed. It seems I was wrong.
Regards
E. K. Akdogan, Ph. D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Center for Ceramic Research
Rutgers University
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Y. Zavalij [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 4:41 PM
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Subject: RE: Neutron diffraction with boron
"Crystal structure ... is the properties ..."
It does not sound right but "very exiting "science"" is
to find link between the crystal structure and the properties...
Peter Zavalij
-----Original Message-----
From: E. K. Akdogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 4:29 PM
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Subject: RE: Neutron diffraction with boron
Importance: High
With regard to MgB2 and atomic coordinates....
1) Armel's right....it's routine work at this day & age.
2) I also agree that atomic coordinates is a prerequisite for deeper
understanding etc etc.
My views on this matter however:
No crystal structure can make a living as a crystal structure :-(
It's the properties that need be harnessed. Once the structure is
solved...the immediate question should be...so what? :-) If you
can come up a useful answer to that, than you're at the very
beginning of a very exciting "science" study which may ultimately
lead to an engineering success.
That's of course my opinion, I could be wrong--to coin a line
from the 400 lbs Gorilla (aka Dennis Miller)
E. K. Akdogan, Ph. D.
Research Associate
Center for Ceramic Research
Rutgers University
607 Taylor Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Phone: (732)-445 5614
Fax : (732)-445 5577
E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message-----
From: Armel Le Bail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 6:26 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Neutron diffraction with boron
>Knowing what the
>structure does or doesn't do around the transition would be a prerequisite
>to a deeper understanding of the phenomena.
We still wait for a deeper understanding of the phenomena,
since 1986, right ? And this, after thousands of characterizations.
You really think that MgB2 will give more ? Maybe...
More probably not. Anyway, I completely agree about the
fact that this has to be done : just routine to do so.
Armel
