The goal of this textbook is to effectively equip readers with an in-depth understanding of crystallography, x-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy theories as well as applications. It is written as an introduction to the topic with minimal reliance on advanced mathematics.

Dr. ZhiLi Dong received his B.Eng. degree in metallic materials engineering from Tsinghua University in 1984. Dong obtained his Ph.D. degree from Tsinghua University in 1989 under the Joint Ph.D. Program of the Ministry of Education of China. Dong received the Japanese Government Scholarship and carried out his PhD research at Osaka University in 1987 and 1988.

Dong developed his research in the areas of materials engineering, synthesis of geo-mimetic materials, crystal structure/electronic structure-property relationships, and interface structure analysis. He has more than thirty years' experience in x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy of materials.

Dong is an Associate Professor in the School of Materials Science & Engineering of Nanyang Technological University. Prior to joining NTU, Dong worked at the Environmental Technology Institute of Singapore as a senior research scientist, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering of NTU as a research fellow, University of Barcelona as a visiting professor, and Tsinghua University as a lecturer.

Part I: Introduction to Crystallography 1. Periodicity of Crystals and Bravais Lattices 2. Symmetry of Crystals, Point Groups and Space Groups 3. Reciprocal Lattice 4. Examples for Crystal Structure Representation Part Ii: X-ray Diffraction of Materials 5. Geometry of X-ray Diffraction 6. Intensity of Diffracted X-ray Beam 7. Experimental Methods and Powder X-ray Diffractometer 8. Rietveld Refinement of Powder X-ray Diffraction Patterns Part Iii: Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials 9. Atomic Scattering Factors for Electrons and X-rays 10. Electron Diffraction in Transmission Electron Microscope 11. Diffraction Contrast 12. Phase Contrast