Relationships between covalency, interatomic distances, and magnetic properties in halides and chalcogenides

Author(s):  
R. D. Shannon ◽  
H. Vincent
1983 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 811-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Pfisterer ◽  
Günter Nagorsen

Abstract The interatomic distances of ternary arsenides ET2As2 with ThCr2Si2-structure were determined by X-ray powder methods (E = Ca, Sr, Ba; T = Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu). The phases were found to behave according to the Zintl-Klemm-Busmann concept. Magnetic susceptibilities were measured.


Author(s):  
A.R. Pelton ◽  
A.F. Marshall ◽  
Y.S. Lee

Amorphous materials are of current interest due to their desirable mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties. Furthermore, crystallizing amorphous alloys provides an avenue for discerning sequential and competitive phases thus allowing access to otherwise inaccessible crystalline structures. Previous studies have shown the benefits of using AEM to determine crystal structures and compositions of partially crystallized alloys. The present paper will discuss the AEM characterization of crystallized Cu-Ti and Ni-Ti amorphous films.Cu60Ti40: The amorphous alloy Cu60Ti40, when continuously heated, forms a simple intermediate, macrocrystalline phase which then transforms to the ordered, equilibrium Cu3Ti2 phase. However, contrary to what one would expect from kinetic considerations, isothermal annealing below the isochronal crystallization temperature results in direct nucleation and growth of Cu3Ti2 from the amorphous matrix.


Author(s):  
Kin Lam

The energy of moving ions in solid is dependent on the electronic density as well as the atomic structural properties of the target material. These factors contribute to the observable effects in polycrystalline material using the scanning ion microscope. Here we outline a method to investigate the dependence of low velocity proton stopping on interatomic distances and orientations.The interaction of charged particles with atoms in the frame work of the Fermi gas model was proposed by Lindhard. For a system of atoms, the electronic Lindhard stopping power can be generalized to the formwhere the stopping power function is defined as


Author(s):  
June D. Kim

Iron-base alloys containing 8-11 wt.% Si, 4-8 wt.% Al, known as “Sendust” alloys, show excellent soft magnetic properties. These magnetic properties are strongly dependent on heat treatment conditions, especially on the quenching temperature following annealing. But little has been known about the microstructure and the Fe-Si-Al ternary phase diagram has not been established. In the present investigation, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been used to study the microstructure in a Sendust alloy as a function of temperature.An Fe-9.34 wt.% Si-5.34 wt.% Al (approximately Fe3Si0.6Al0.4) alloy was prepared by vacuum induction melting, and homogenized at 1,200°C for 5 hrs. Specimens were heat-treated in a vertical tube furnace in air, and the temperature was controlled to an accuracy of ±2°C. Thin foils for TEM observation were prepared by jet polishing using a mixture of perchloric acid 15% and acetic acid 85% at 10V and ∼13°C. Electron microscopy was performed using a Philips EM 301 microscope.


Author(s):  
D. E. Johnson ◽  
S. Csillag

Recently, the applications area of analytical electron microscopy has been extended to include the study of Extended Energy Loss Fine Structure (EXELFS). Modulations past an ionization edge in the energy loss spectrum (EXELFS), contain atomic fine structure information similar to Extended X-ray Absorbtion Fine Structure (EXAFS). At low momentum transfer the main contribution to these modulations comes from interference effects between the outgoing excited inner shell electron waves and electron waves backscattered from the surrounding atoms. The ability to obtain atomic fine structure information (such as interatomic distances) combined with the spatial resolution of an electron microscope is unique and makes EXELFS an important microanalytical technique.


1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-413
Author(s):  
MARC KELEMEN ◽  
CHRISTOPH WACHTER ◽  
HUBERT WINTER ◽  
ELMAR DORMANN ◽  
RUDOLF GOMPPER ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Vol 08 (PR2) ◽  
pp. Pr2-111-Pr2-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Vojtaník ◽  
E. Komová ◽  
R. Varga ◽  
R. Matejko ◽  
R. Grössinger ◽  
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