The crystal structure of the α
" phase in tempered Fe-N martensite was refined by means of single-crystal electron diffraction intensity analysis. Electron diffraction intensities recorded on imaging plates were compared with the intensities calculated to take account of dynamical. The crystal structure of α
" belongs to the space group
I4/mmm, and the lattice parameters are
a = 0.572 and
c = 0.631 nm. The positional parameters
x for Fe(8
h) and
z for Fe(4
e) are
x = 0.220 and
z = 0.303. On the basis of these structural data, electronic band structure calculations using full-potential LAPW method were performed for the Fe
16N
2. The average magnetic moment per Fe atom is about 2.2 μ
B, which is nearly equal to that of α-Fe. In high-resolution electron microscope images, α
" regions in which the N concentration was less than that of Fe
16N
2 were observed locally between the Fe
16N
2 precipitates and the tempered matrix. The magnetic structure of the local non-stoichiometric α
" phase is discussed in relation to the band structure.
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