https://nanoclayguide.com/tags/nanoclay-d-spacing/Recent content in Nanoclay D-Spacing on Nanoclay GuideHugoen-usMon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nanoclayguide.com/blog/xrd-nanoclay-characterization-d-spacing/Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://nanoclayguide.com/blog/xrd-nanoclay-characterization-d-spacing/<p>If you can only run one characterization technique on a nanoclay, run X-ray diffraction. No other single measurement tells you as much about whether your clay is doing what you want — because XRD measures, directly, the distance between the stacked clay layers, and that distance is the central story of nanoclay behaviour.</p> <p>This article explains what a nanoclay diffraction pattern shows, how to read the d-spacing, and how to interpret what it means for modification and dispersion. It assumes no prior crystallography.</p>