Alloys of Fe49Co49V2 (Hiperco Alloy 50) (Hiperco is a registered trademark of CRS Holdings, Inc.), both annealed and thermally aged, were studied using anomalous synchrotron x-ray and neutron powder diffraction. Rietveld and diffraction profile analysis indicated both an increase in the structural order parameter and a small lattice expansion (∼0.0004 Å) after aging at 450 °C for 200 h. In addition, a cubic minority phase (<0.3%) was identified in the ‘‘annealed’’ sample, which increased noticeably (0.3%→0.8%) as a result of aging. The presence of antiphase domain boundaries in the alloys was also revealed. These results directly correlate with the observed changes in the magnetization behavior and challenge the notion that a ‘‘fully’’ ordered Fe–Co alloy demonstrates optimum soft magnetic properties.
The structural characteristics of GaN films grown on sapphire substrates by molecular beam epitaxy have been investigated using high-resolution synchrotron x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. We find remarkable correspondence between the in-plane structural order (coherence length and mosaic spread) and the electrical and optical properties. Contrary to common belief, our observations show unequivocally that the out-of-plane structural features, which are considerably better developed than the in-plane counterparts, cannot be used for determining the material quality with respect to their optical and electrical activity. In particular, the (00l) mosaic spread is not a good indicator of film quality.
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