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Lattice strains in Mg, Zn and Cd powders produced by grinding have been analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction. The lattice strain (ɛ) and Debye-Waller factor (B) are determined from the half-widths and integrated intensities of the Bragg reflections. In all three cases viz. Mg, Zn and Cd, the Debye-Waller factor is found to increase with the lattice strain. From the correlation between the strain and effective Debye-Waller factor, the Debye-Waller factors for zero strain have been estimated for Mg, Zn and Cd. The variation of energy of vacancy formation as a function of lattice strain has been studied.
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Purushotham, E., Gopi Krishna, N. Effect of lattice strain on the Debye-Waller factors of Mg, Zn and Cd. Indian J Phys 84, 887–893 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-010-0058-3
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