Structure of domain boundaries: metals: W

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Part of the Condensed Matter book series (volume 45B)

Abstract

This chapter discusses the structure of domain boundary in tungsten measured using various experimental techniques.

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See Table 36.1.

Table 36.1

W

Miller index	Superstructure	Major experimental techniques	Supporting experimental techniques	Sample preparation	Results	Ref.	Fig.
Miller index	Superstructure	Major experimental techniques	Supporting experimental techniques	Sample preparation	Remarks	Ref.	Fig.
(001)	(√2 × √2)R45°	LEED	AES work function	Annealing in O₂ at 1700 K; Flash annealing at 2500 K in UHV	Existence of thermally induced DBs	[79Deb]
		LEED	AES work function		Deduced from diffraction peak broadening	[79Deb]
		HAS	–	Annealing in O₂ at 1400 K; Flash annealing at 2300 K in UHV	Dense DWs at 320 K	[86Sal]
		HAS	–		Concluded from broadening and shift of superstructure diffraction peaks	[86Sal]

Symbols and abbreviations

Short form	Full form
HAS	helium atom scattering
LEED	low-energy electron diffraction
UHV	ultrahigh vacuum
AES	Auger electron spectroscopy
DW	domain wall
DB	domain boundary

[79Deb]
Debe, M.K., King, D.A.: Surf. Sci. 81, 193 (1979)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar
[86Sal]
Salanon, B., Lapujoulade, J.: Surf. Sci. 173, L613 (1986)ADSCrossRefGoogle Scholar