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Microstructure and structural modulation of lutetium dihydride LuH2 as seen via transmission electron microscopy
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Structural investigations conducted using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on LuH2 synthesized under atmospheric pressure (AP-LuH2) and nitrogen-doped LuH2 synthesized under high pressure (HP-LuH2) have revealed numerous microstructural phenomena. Both materials show a clear superstructure modulation with wave vector, q^* = 1/4 (2-20), and this modulation can be well interpreted by the displacements of Lu atoms. Further investigations on the nitrogen-doped HP-LuH2 materials reveal the appearance of high-density antiphase boundaries, in particular, domain walls of a few atomic layer thickness without structural modulation can be observed, suggesting possible interface properties could be detected in this system. In-situ TEM observations of AP-LuH2 suggest that no evident structural phase transition occurs between 94 K and 673 K.<br />Comment: 8 pages, 7 figures
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Physics - Chemical Physics
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2309.14927
- Document Type :
- Working Paper