STRUCTURE STUDIES OF IMPERFECTIONS IN CRYSTALS

Abstract

Two procedures for studying imperfections present in crystals are described. In one, electron density distributions in pure and doto determine the imperfections present. This method was sufficiently sensitive to clearly establish the presence and amount of interstitial zinc atoms in ZnO. This excess zinc atom concentration led to the development of a diffusion theory for binary compounds. The second method makes use of the dynamical theory of x-ray diffraction to interpret intensity variations from single crystals in terms of imperfections ed CdS and ZnO crystals were obtained and their differences used to determine the imperfections present. This method was sufficiently sensitive to clearly establish the presence and amount of interstitial zinc atoms in ZnO. This excess zinc atom concentration led to the development of a diffusion theory for binary compounds. The second method makes use of the dynamical theory of x-ray diffraction to interpret intensity variations from single crystals in terms of imperfections present in such crystals. It has been applied successfully to transistor grade Si crystals. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0264936

Entities

People

  • Leonid V. Azaroff

Organizations

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Theory
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Intensity
  • Single Crystals
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics