Hi,
I quantified microstrain and crystallite size of the prepared nanoparticles implementing W-H plot analysis. The slope of the line was negative in nature. Does the negative slope say the sample is under compressive stress? Further, I had calculated the residual stress of the same nanoparticles by evaluating lattice parameters. The residual stress showed a positive value. Based on these values (observations) how can I differentiate between negative microstrain and positive residual stress?