On the interpretation of diffuse scattering in electron diffraction patterns of metal carbides M7C3 (M = Fe, Mn, Cr)

J. Mahy, D. Van Dyck, S. Amelinckx, S. Amelinckx

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    Abstract

    A reinterpretation of the observations by Morniroli et al. (1983) on metal carbides is presented. The metal carbides are formally treated as binary systems and the 'cluster theory' of the origin of the diffuse scattering is applied. It was shown that the atom clusters for which the cluster theory was originally developed can be extrapolated to clusters of configurations of atoms, under certain conditions. The proposed interpretation leads directly to a restrictad number of defect planes, present in the microdomain model used by Morniroli et al. (1983).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)441-451
    Number of pages11
    JournalPhilosophical Magazine A: Physics of Condensed Matter, Structure, Defects and Mechanical Properties
    Volume50
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 1985

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
    • Metals and Alloys

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