Lattice Image Contrast of Ordered Domains in Cu3Au
Although lattice Imaging was one of the first techniques in transmission electron microscopy of crystals, only with the improved resolution (≃2Å) of modern microscope has it become possible to obtain the lattice Image of metals as a matter of routine. To date fine-scale phenomena in alloys have been studied principally by relating the distortion of the fringe image to the defect in the crystal lattice ﹛e.g. dislocation, radiation induced damage, G-P zones etc. (2)﹜ but considerable controversy exists as to the validity of interpreting the fringes in terms of a one-to-one correspondence with the lattice planes in the specimen. One of the areas of research so Ear unexplored by this technique is the study of ordering reaction is alloy. The present paper demonstrates how it is particularly useful in this field especially in avoiding the controversy associated with the interpretation of fringe distortions.