Combined method forab initiostructure solution from powder diffraction data

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Abstract
A new direct-space method forabinitiosolution of crystal structures from powder diffraction diagrams is presented. The approach consists of a combined global optimization (`Pareto optimization') of the difference between the calculated and the measured diffraction pattern and of the potential energy of the system. This concept has been tested successfully on a large variety of ionic and intermetallic compounds.