Application of powder XRD to compute crystallite shape of cotton fibers from different countries

Abstract

The structural properties of the cotton fiber play a significant role to deliver the best product to the consumer. In view of this, we attempted to obtain the structural properties of varieties of cotton fiber which are cultivated in three different countries. The Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD) data of these fibers are incorporated into a non-linear curve fitting program called Peakfit for the accurate peak analysis and conclusive findings of peaks. These data were again employed to Checkcell to identify unit cell parameters. The Debye Scherrer formula is used to compute the crystallite size. The shape of the Ordered Region has been obtained by transformation from cartesian to polar coordinates. These shapes show a multidimensional topography and strongly depend on the environment where the cotton is cultivated. The idea of this shape of ordered region is essentially required for many textile and biomedical industry applications.