ISSN:
1600-5724
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
Electron diffraction patterns have been obtained from regions of a thin crystal of partially ordered copper-gold alloy, Cu3Au, which have a diameter of about 15 Å and contain an antiphase domain boundary. The superlattice diffraction spots show a characteristic splitting similar to the splitting which appears in all spots, both fundamental and superlattice, when the beam irradiates a region at the edge of a crystal. By observing which of the superlattice spots are split and which are not, it is possible to deduce immediately whether the antiphase domain boundary is of the 'good' type or is one of the 'bad' types or whether more than one boundary is illuminated by the beam. The observations of split spots are in good agreement with the results of calculations made on the basis of kinematic theory. It is shown that these results remain valid in the presence of strong dynamical scattering for small specimen thicknesses.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0567739482001442
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