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Electron Microscope Study of Cation-Deficient Chalcogenide Spinels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Y. Komura
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-senda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730, Japan
S. Takeda
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-senda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730, Japan
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Abstract

High-resolution electron microscope observations were carried out on the cation-deficient spinel compounds Ga2/3Cr2S4 and InCr5/3S4. X-ray analysis of both compounds indicates that there exist 1/3 vacancy per formula unit in 8a positions. It was also found that the vacancy ordering occurs in Ga2/3Cr2S4 below about 1100°C, as well as in InCr5/3S4. Lattice images of vacancy ordered and disordered structures were obtained. In some electron micrographs of ordered InCr5/3 S4, several domains of disordered region were observed in between the matrix of the ordered structure. In a [110] image, characteristic lattice defects were observed on the (110) plane.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1984

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