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ACTA MATERIALIA
卷 183, 期 -, 页码 362-376出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.11.004
关键词
Laves phase; Homogeneity range; Defects; Atomic structure; Scanning transmission electron microscopy; Density functional theory
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG HI1300/12, DFG HA6047/4-1]
Laves phases belong to the group of tetrahedrally close-packed intermetallic phases, and their crystal structure can be described by discrete layer arrangements. They often possess extended homogeneity ranges and the general notion is that deviations from stoichiometry are accommodated by anti-site atoms or vacancies. The present work shows that excess Nb atoms in a Nb-rich NbFe2 C14 Laves phase can also be incorporated in various types of planar defects. Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and density functional theory calculations are employed to characterize the atomic configuration of these defects and to establish stability criteria for them. The planar defects can be categorized as extended or confined ones. The extended defects lie parallel to the basal plane of the surrounding C14 Laves phase and are fully coherent. They contain the characteristic Zr4Al3-type (0) units found in the neighboring Nb6Fe7 mu phase. An analysis of the chemical bonding reveals that the local reduction of the charge transfer is a possible reason for the preference of this atomic arrangement. However, the overall layer stacking deviates from that of the perfect phase. The ab initio calculations establish why these exceptionally layered defects can be more stable configurations than coherent nano-precipitates of the perfect pi phase. The confined defects are observed with pyramidal and basal habit planes. The pyramidal defect is only similar to 1 nm thick and resembles the perfect phase. In contrast, the confined basal defect can be regarded as only one single O unit and it appears as if the stacking sequence is disrupted. This configuration is confirmed by ab initio calculations to be metastable. (C) 2019 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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