The Interaction of Twin Boundaries with Grain Boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7-δ

1994 ◽  
Vol 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn-Yue Wang ◽  
Alexander H. King
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
The Other ◽  
Twin Boundaries ◽  
Domain Structures ◽  
Tilt Boundaries ◽  
Symmetrical Tilt ◽  
System Energy

AbstractTwins in YBa2Cu3O7-δ may be “correlated” at [001] tilt grain boundaries (i.e. twin boundaries from one grain may meet twin boundaries from the other grain in quadruple junctions) and the twins may also be narrowed or “constricted” at the boundary. These effects are more pronounced in the regime of small angle grain boundaries. Based on TEM observations, a tentative threshold misorientation angle of approximately 15° is identified, below which there is a significant driving force reducing the system energy by correlation. The energies of various grain boundary domain structures associated with the twins were estimated on the basis of the dislocations they contain. Success has been obtained in explaining twin correlation in symmetrical tilt boundaries.

Measurement of the Displacement Across a Coincidence Grain Boundary

1977 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 124-125
Author(s):  
J. W. Matthews ◽  
W. M. Stobbs
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Stacking Fault ◽  
The Other ◽  
Measuring Technique ◽  
High Angle ◽  
Twin Boundaries ◽  
Rigid Displacement ◽  
Cubic Crystals ◽  
Lattice Displacement

Many high-angle grain boundaries in cubic crystals are thought to be either coincidence boundaries (1) or coincidence boundaries to which grain boundary dislocations have been added (1,2). Calculations of the arrangement of atoms inside coincidence boundaries suggest that the coincidence lattice will usually not be continuous across a coincidence boundary (3). There will usually be a rigid displacement of the lattice on one side of the boundary relative to that on the other. This displacement gives rise to a stacking fault in the coincidence lattice.Recently, Pond (4) and Smith (5) have measured the lattice displacement at coincidence boundaries in aluminum. We have developed (6) an alternative to the measuring technique used by them, and have used it to find two of the three components of the displacement at {112} lateral twin boundaries in gold. This paper describes our method and presents a brief account of the results we have obtained.

The Morphology of Grain Boundary Interactions with Twins in YBa2Cu3O7−δ

1993 ◽  
Vol 319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn-Yue Wang ◽  
A. H. King
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Twin Boundary ◽  
Interfacial Energy ◽  
Coincidence Site Lattice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Twin Boundaries ◽  
Site Lattice ◽  
Dislocation Arrays

AbstractVarious morphologies are observed where twins meet grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7−δ. Twins may be “correlated” at the boundary (i.e. twin boundaries from one grain may meet a twin boundary from the other grain in a quadruple junction) and the twins may be narrowed or “constricted” at the boundary. These effects are determined by the interfacial energy. We estimate the energy of the various interfaces by determining the dislocation arrays they contain, using the constrained coincidence site lattice (CCSL) model and Bollmann's O2-lattice formalism. Our approach indicates that there are significant changes in the energy of the interfaces and is thus able to explain the variety of observed morphologies.

On the structure of tilt grain boundaries in cubic metals I. Symmetrical tilt boundaries

1983 ◽  
Vol 309 (1506) ◽  
pp. 1-36 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Hydrostatic Stress ◽  
Stress Fields ◽  
Boundary Structure ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Cubic Metals ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Tilt Boundaries ◽  
Symmetrical Tilt

An atomistic study of tilt grain boundary structures in f.c.c. metals has been made. The principal aim of this study is to understand the structure of long-period (‘general’) tilt boundaries. Boundaries for which Σ< 491 were considered, where Σ is the reciprocal density of coincidence sites. The work is presented in three parts. In this paper three series of atomistic studies of symmetrical tilt boundaries in aluminium and copper are reported. One of the main objectives is to determine whether the stress fields of localized grain boundary dislocations exist in boundaries deviated far from any short-period boundary orientations. On the basis of the results of these studies, a new structural classification of grain boundaries is introduced. Certain boundaries are found to be the fundamental structural elements of other boundaries nearby in the misorientation range. Boundaries that consist of contiguous sequences of one type of fundamental structural elements are called favoured; all other boundaries are called non-favoured. Itis found that favoured boundaries are not always associated with the lowest possible values of Σ and that the same boundaries are not necessarily favoured in all metals with the same crystal structure. With use of the pair interactions to calculate the atomic level stress tensor, the hydrostatic stress fields of the boundaries are displayed. In all cases considered the stress fields of distinct, localized intrinsic grain boundary dislocations were found in non-favoured boundaries. The concept of continuity of boundary structure with misorientation is introduced. It is shown that continuity of boundary structure requires unique boundary structures at all misorientations. With use of this concept it is demonstrated how one can predict the atomic structure and stress field of any non-favoured boundary between two known, successive favoured boundaries. It is also found that an isolated discontinuous change in boundary structure between two successive favoured boundaries may exist, depending on their translation states. Some earlier atomistic studies of tilt boundaries in f.c.c. and b.c.c. metals are reinterpreted in the light of this work.

scholarly journals Image Simulations of Ge Twin Boundaries.

1992 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Mckernan ◽  
C. Barry Carter
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
High Angle ◽  
Structural Units ◽  
Twin Boundaries ◽  
Large Unit ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Image Simulations

AbstractGeneral high-angle tilt grain boundaries may be described by an arrangement of repeating structural units. Some grain-boundary defects may also be modeled by the incorporation of structural units of related boundary structures into the boundary. The simulation of these structures requires the use of prohibitively large unit cells. The possibility of modeling these boundaries by the superposition of image simulations of the individual structural units isinvestigated.

Microstructures of a-axis oriented YBCO films made by hybrid plasma sputtering

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Ito ◽  
A. Oishi ◽  
S. Mahajan ◽  
Y. Yoshida ◽  
T. Morishita
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Anisotropic Growth ◽  
Plan View ◽  
Plasma Sputtering ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Hybrid Plasma ◽  
Tilt Boundaries ◽  
Symmetrical Tilt ◽  
Twist Boundaries

Microstructures of a-axis oriented YBa2Cu3O7−x films made by newly developed de 100 MHz hybrid plasma sputtering were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The films deposited on (110) NdGaO3 and (100) SrTiO3 substrates were found to grow in a perfect epitaxial fashion and with clear interface. The plan view of the TEM image showed that both films were comprised of two kinds of grains having the c axis aligning along two perpendicular directions in the plane with equal probability. The structures of the grain boundary, however, were found to be very different for the two films from the plan views. The film on NdGaO3 showed a lot of twist boundaries, while the film on SrTiO3 consisted of many symmetrical tilt boundaries and basal-plane-faced tilt boundaries. The type of grain boundary is determined by the anisotropic growth rates of the film between c direction and a-b direction.

Interaction Between Lattice Dislocations and Grain Boundaries In Ordered Compounds

1990 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.J. Pestman ◽  
J. Th. M. De Hosson ◽  
V. Vitek ◽  
F.W. Schapink
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Partial Dislocation ◽  
Atomistic Simulations ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Shockley Partial Dislocation ◽  
Screw Dislocations ◽  
Applied Shear Stress ◽  
Tilt Boundaries

ABSTRACTThe interaction of 1/2<1 1 0> screw dislocations with symmetric [1 1 0] tilt boundaries was investigated by atomistic simulations using many-body potentials representing ordered compounds. The calculations were performed with and without an applied shear stress. The observations were: absorption into the grain boundary, attraction of a lattice Shockley partial dislocation towards the grain boundary and transmission through the grain boundary under the influence of a shear stress. It was found that the interaction in ordered compounds shows similarities to the interaction in fcc.

Dynamical Simulation of the Motion of Curved Grain Boundaries Composed of Pyramidal-Shaped Ledges

1990 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Re-Jhen Jhan ◽  
P. D. Bristowe
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Boundary Migration ◽  
Model System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Grain Boundary Migration ◽  
Dynamical Simulation ◽  
Atomic Mechanism ◽  
Or Groups

ABSTRACTA dynamical simulation of curved grain boundaries composed of pyramidal-shaped ledges has shown that the boundaries can move by local conservative shuffles of atoms or groups of atoms such that one adjoining crystal grows at the expense of the other. In the model system studied, the shuffles often take the form of correlated rotational displacements about the axis normal to the boundary. The simulations provide support for the atomic mechanism proposed by Babcock and Balluffi to explain their observation of grain boundary migration without the participation of SGBDs.

Study of Dynamic Embrittlement in Alloy Bicrystals

1996 ◽  
Vol 458 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Muthiah ◽  
J. A. Pfaendtner ◽  
C. J. McMahon ◽  
P. Lejcek ◽  
V. Paidar
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Tilt Axis ◽  
Tilt Boundaries ◽  
Symmetrical Tilt ◽  
Dynamic Embrittlement ◽  
Crack Growth Rates

ABSTRACTIn a kinetic model [1] for the phenomenon of dynamic embrittlement, the cracking rate is predicted to be proportional to the diffusivity of the embrittling species along the grain boundary. To test this model, bicrystals of Cu-Sn and Fe-Si with Σ5 symmetrical tilt boundaries are used in which tin and sulfur, respectively, are the embrittling elements. The diffusivities parallel and perpendicular to the tilt axis are expected to be different, therefore the crack growth rates in these two directions should vary in the same ratio as the diffusivities.Preliminary measurements of crack growth rate along the [100] direction in the Cu-Sn alloy bicrystal are presented. The cracking occurred by decohesion along the grain boundary with almost no observable plasticity. The steady state crack growth was found to be approximately 10∼6 m/sec.

The Structure of Dislocations in Low-Angle Grain Boundaries in the Diamond Cubic Lattice

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.B. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Stacking Faults ◽  
Burgers Vector ◽  
Cubic Lattice ◽  
Partial Dislocations ◽  
Tilt Boundaries ◽  
P Type ◽  
Twist Boundaries

ABSTRACTDislocations in low-angle tilt boundaries exhibit a wide variety of Burgers vector including a/2<112> a<001> and a<111>. The dislocations are usually dissociated: Shohkley, stair-rod and Frank partial dislocations may each be formed together with associated intrinsic and extrinsic stackingfaults. Dislocations in low-angle {111} twist boundaries are usually assumed to dissociated by a glide mechanism to give two types of extended nodes, known as P–type and K–type, which contain intrinsic and extrinsic stacking-faults respectively. It is shown that dissociation by climb actually occurs for both types of grain boundary.

The nature of [001] tilt grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7−x

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 908-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank W. Gayle ◽  
Debra L. Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Pattern Matching ◽  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Polycrystalline Material ◽  
Transformation Strain ◽  
Local Coordination ◽  
Tilt Boundaries ◽  
Bulk Scale ◽  
Microscopy Techniques

Fifty-two faceted grain boundary segments ([001] tilt boundaries) in clusters of bulk-scale YBa2Cu3O7−xcrystals having coincident c-axes were characterized by optical microscopy techniques. Grain boundary orientations were widely distributed. All grain boundaries, except those far from the symmetric condition and those with {110} facets, exhibited well-developed matching of the twin domains across the boundary. It is suggested that this newly reported phenomenon of twin pattern matching occurs due to a local coordination of the tetragonal → orthorhombic transformation strain across grain boundaries and may be beneficial with regard to electrical transport in highly textured polycrystalline material.

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