Direct determination of one-dimensional interphase structures using normalized crystal truncation rod analysis

Abstract

A one-dimensional non-iterative direct method was employed for normalized crystal truncation rod. The non-iterative approach, utilizing Kramers-Kronig relation, avoids the ambiguities due to the improper initial model or the incomplete convergence in the conventional iterative methods. The validity and limitation of the present method are demonstrated through both numerical simulations and experiments with Pt (111) in 0.1 M CsF aqueous solution. The present method is compared to conventional iterative phase-retrieval methods.