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X-ray diffraction study of a Si Σ13 symmetric tilt grain boundary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2010

S. D. Rhead ,
P. B. Howes ,
M. Roy ,
J. L. Rawle ,
C. Nicklin  and
C. Norris
S. D. Rhead
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
P. B. Howes*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
M. Roy
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
J. L. Rawle
Affiliation:
Diamond Light Source, Diamond House Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK
C. Nicklin
Affiliation:
Diamond Light Source, Diamond House Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK
C. Norris
Affiliation:
Diamond Light Source, Diamond House Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK
*
†Email address for correspondence:paul.howes@le.ac.uk
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Abstract

We present an X-ray diffraction study of a semiconductor symmetric tilt grain boundary. The theory of crystal truncation rod scattering is extended to bicrystal interfaces and compared with experimental data measured at the Diamond Light Source.

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Poster paper
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Diamond Light Source Proceedings , Volume 1 , Issue SRMS-7 , October 2010 , e110
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Copyright © Diamond Light Source Ltd 2010

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