Linganisha mbinu

	Uchambuzi wa Thermogravimetric	Uchambuzi wa Rietveld wa XRD
Nyanja	Sayansi ya Vifaa	Sayansi ya Vifaa
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Mwaka wa asili	1960s	1969
Mwanzilishi	William W. Wendlandt	Hugo Rietveld
Aina	Characterization method	Refinement method
Chanzo asilia	Wendlandt, W. W. (1986). Thermal Analysis (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.	Rietveld, H. M. (1969). A profile refinement method for nuclear and magnetic structures. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 2(2), 65-71.
Majina mbadala	TGA, thermal gravimetry, thermogravimetry	Rietveld refinement, powder diffraction refinement
Zinazohusiana	3	3
Muhtasari	Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) is a thermal characterization technique that continuously measures mass loss or gain of a material as a function of temperature (or time at constant temperature). Developed systematically by William Wendlandt and colleagues in the 1960s, TGA identifies thermal transitions (evaporation, decomposition, oxidation, reduction) and quantifies composition of polymers, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, and other materials. The derivative signal (DTG) highlights transition temperatures. When combined with gas analysis (MS, FTIR), decomposition products are identified.	XRD Rietveld Refinement is a method for extracting detailed crystal structure information from powder diffraction data by comparing observed and calculated diffraction patterns through least-squares refinement. Developed by Hugo Rietveld in 1969, this technique enables determination of atomic positions, occupancies, thermal parameters, and phase fractions directly from powder data without requiring single crystals. It is the standard approach in materials characterization for structural analysis, phase identification, and quantification.