Magnetoplastic effect in twinning of bismuth crystals under a concentrated load

Twinning of bismuth crystals under a concentrated load is found to be partly suppressed by a constant magnetic field. The main mechanisms of the influence of a constant homogeneous magnetic field on the twinning of bismuth single crystals subjected to long-term concentrated loading is studied. It is revealed that the length and the number of wedge twins at an indentation decrease in the magnetic field. This suggests a decrease in the mobility of partial twinning dislocations and in the intensity of the nucleation of wedge twin interlayers in a constant magnetic field. Application of the magnetic field increases the width of twins at the mouth. No anisotropy of the magnetoplastic effect is observed upon twinning.     

Optical quenching of the magnetoplastic effect in NaCl crystals

Observations indicate that illuminating NaCl crystals by ultraviolet light (λ=350 nm) suppresses the magnetoplastic effect. The processes induced by illumination take place in a subsystem of point defects and are related to a change in the state of magnetically sensitive dislocation pinning sites. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 1389–1391 (1996)     

Investigation of the electromechanical effect in twinning of bismuth crystals in the temperature range 77–530°K

A study was made of the influence of high-density current pulses on twinning of bismuth single crystals by a concentrated load at temperatures of 77–530° K. Twinning was stimulated by current pulses throughout the investigated temperature range and at high temperatures these pulses widened the interval of twinning temperatures. The electroplastic effect in twinning appeared most clearly at low temperatures. The temperature dependences of the quantitative characteristics of twinning had three regions in which there were considerable differences in the qualitative pattern of the distribution of twins originating from indentations.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 29–33, July, 1980.     

Sign reversal of the magnetoplastic effect in C60 single crystals during the sc-fcc phase transition

It is found that the magnetoplastic effect in C₆₀ single crystals in a pulsed magnetic field with induction larger than 10 T changes its sign in the vicinity of the phase transition at T _c =250–260 K: crystal strengthening is observed for T<T _c , and softening occurs for T>T _c . This indicates a change in the crystal lattice structure in the magnetic field.     

Influence of the concentration of Ca impurity on the magnetic threshold of the magnetoplastic effect in NaCl crystals

It is found experimentally that the threshold magnetic field B _c for the magnetoplastic effect, i.e., the field at which the depinning of dislocations from paramagnetic impurities in an external magnetic field begins to be observed, increases with increasing concentration C of Ca impurity in NaCl crystals in the range C=(0.5–100) ppm. It is shown that the dependence B _c(C) exhibits a distinct tendency toward saturation. The physical interpretation of the observed dependence rests on the notion that as the impurity concentration C increases, the average size of the impurity complexes increases and, accordingly, the local atomic configuration around the impurity atoms changes according to a definite pattern. In particular, the average number of cation vacancies among the nearest neighbors increases from 1 to 6 as the number N of Ca atoms in the complex increases, and this trend, in turn, should cause the thermal vibration amplitude of the Ca atoms to increase. In other words, the phenomenon in question appears to be physically analogous in its microscopic mechanisms to the previously observed increase of B _c with increasing temperature. The proposed interpretation is further supported by good correlation of the experimental dependence B _c(C) with the calculated function . Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 81–84 (January 1998)     

On twinning in smectic crystals

It is shown that mechanical twinning in smectic crystals is possible. The structure of the boundary of twins for a small disorientation of crystallites is determined. The periodic twin structure, which should appear at the tension of the smectic layer, is proposed. Original Russian Text ? V.I. Marchenko, 2007, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 86, No. 11, p. 841.     

Effect of point defect concentration in NaCl and LiF crystals on the saturation field of the magnetoplastic effect

The effect is studied of the calcium impurity concentration in NaCl crystals and of preliminary x-ray irradiation of NaCl and LiF crystals on the magnetic saturation field B₀ characterizing the transition from the conventional proportionality of the dislocation mean path length l to the magnetic induction B squared(l∝B²) to saturation (l=const). B₀ is shown to increase with the calcium concentration in NaCl crystals and with the dose of x-ray irradiation of NaCl and LiF. This finding indicates that the dislocation breakaway from local defects in weak magnetic fields is controlled by the mechanism of longitudinal spin relaxation in a system of radical pairs that form due to interaction between dislocation cores and paramagnetic centers.     

On twinning in smectic crystals

It is shown that mechanical twinning in smectic crystals is possible. The structure of the boundary of twins for a small disorientation of crystallites is determined. The periodic twin structure, which should appear at the tension of the smectic layer, is proposed.     

Features of the magnetoplastic effect in a beryllium condensate

The effect of a weak dc magnetic field on inelastic characteristics of a magnesium-thermal beryllium condensate (99.95 wt % Be) has been studied. It has been shown that the magnetic field differently affects the defect subsystem of beryllium and, depending on sample treatment, leads to its hardening or softening. Based on an analysis of amplitude dependences of the internal friction and elastic moduli, the dislocation velocity after magnetic field exposure has been estimated. It has been shown that the magnetic aftereffect in Be is significantly stronger than the effect in situ.     

A new classification of twinning in crystals

A comprehensive and informative classification of twinning in crystals is proposed. It is based on the nature of the twin mapping operation. If the mapping operation is a symmetry element of a certain prototype space group (in Aizu's sense), the twin is called an “Aim twin”. Otherwise it is called a “Bollmann twin”. Aim twins are essentially transformation twins. They may be further divided into ferroic twins and translation twins. Ferroic twins, in turn, can be of two types: ferroelastic or F-twins (e.g. the 90° twins of BaTiO₃), and nonferroelastic-ferroic or N-twins (e.g. the Dauphiné twins of quartz). The antiphase domains in Cu₃Au are a typical example of translation twins (T-twins). The three types of Aim twins (F, N and T) have distinctive macroscopic physical properties. Bollmann twins are divided into two main categories: C-twins and M-twins, where C stands for coincidence lattice and M for miscellaneous. C-twins are further categorized into two types, depending on the “total” or “partial” nature of the coincidence sublattice. M-twins can be of three types, depending on the dimensionality of the dichromatic pattern being 0, 1 or 2. Illustrative examples are discussed. A compact and informative twin symbol is introduced.     

磁致塑性效应下的位错动力学机制

基于磁致塑性效应探讨了磁场作用下位错受力和运动机制, 对磁场下的位错动力学机制进行了定性和定量分析. 选择氧化铝纳米颗粒强化铝基复合材料为实验对象, 在不同磁感应强度下(0–3 T范围)对试样进行磁场处理. 结果表明, 随着磁感应强度增加, 位错密度提高, 表现出塑性变形特征. 分析认为, 磁场力不足以驱动位错运动, 位错增殖诱因在于磁致塑性效应, 即磁场改变了顺磁性位错芯与障碍间自由基对中的电子自旋状态, 促使自由基对从强键结合单线态向弱键结合三重态转化, 位错穿越障碍时所需能量减小, 退钉扎趋势明显; 位错运动中的限速环节是位错在障碍处的停留, 磁场诱发的电子激发和原子重排速度很快, 表现出磁场作用的高效性. 磁场起作用的临界磁感应强度约为3 T, 低于3 T时磁场作用随磁场强度增加而变得明显, 高于3 T 后磁场效果会减小. 计算得到3 T 时位错运动速度是10^-3 m/s, 位错线长度比未加磁场时增加两个数量级, 位移与磁感应强度平方和磁场作用时间成正比. 实验和理论研究表明磁场具有改善材料塑性变形能力的显著作用.     

On the nature of the magnetoplastic effect in a beryllium condensate

The effect of a weak constant magnetic field on the temperature and amplitude dependences of the effective shear modulus, low-frequency internal friction, and the ratio of velocities of the dislocation motion in a magnetic field and without it in a beryllium condensate has been investigated. It has been shown that the simultaneous action of a constant magnetic field, mechanical stresses, and a variable temperature results in sign reversal of the magnetoplastic effect in beryllium. It has been found that the sign reversal of the magnetoplastic effect is accompanied by the sign reversal of the ratio of velocities of the dislocation motion, as well as by oscillations in the temperature dependence of this ratio. Possible mechanisms of manifestation of the magnetoplastic effect in beryllium have been discussed in terms of the results of the comprehensive analysis of the amplitude dependences of the studied characteristics.     

Effect of a constant magnetic field and a pulse electric current on the mean linear density of twinning dislocations in bismuth crystals

Bismuth crystals are studied under the joint action of a pulse electric current and a constant magnetic field. It is shown that the combined effect of a constant magnetic field and pulse current leads to a substantial decrease in the mean linear density of twinning dislocations piled up at the boundaries of wedge twins. The decrease in the mean linear density of twinning dislocations is accompanied by a decrease in the microhardness of the samples.     

Mechanical twinning of yttrium oxide single crystals

The deformation structure of an yttrium oxide single crystal under point load was studied by microhardness and electron microscopy. It was concluded that mechanical twinning is the main mechanism of plastic deformation of these single crystals. A twin was simulated by rotating the structure around the three-fold axis. It was shown that the average change of the distance between anions was about 5% and that between cations was 15%. The comparison with the structure of the regions of the fluorite single crystals and optical ceramics deformed in the analogous manner was performed.     

Effect of a dislocation forest on the bauschinger effect during the twinning of zinc single crystals

A study was made of the effect of a dislocation in the {{11¯22}} 11¯23 system (pyramidal slip) on the characteristics of the Bauschinger effect during the twinning of single crystals of zinc and of the alloy Zn + 0.6% Cu. The dislocation forest retards the backward motion of the twinning dislocations, leading to the effect.Translated from Izvestiya VUZ. Fizika, No. 5, pp. 101–104, May, 1971.In conclusion the authors thank candidates of physicomathematical sciences F. F. Lavrent'yev for useful discussion.     

Anisotropy and twinning in cubic zinc sulfide crystals

The structure of zinc sulfide single crystals grown from the vapor has been studied by a unique combination of X-ray crystallography and thermal conductivity measurements. Weissenberg patterns reveal the face centered cubic structure with rotational twinning in the [111] direction, which could be ascribed to two overlapping lattices. These could be explained by normal stacking faults or by inverted twins. A strong anisotropy in thermal conductivity was measured and interpreted as favoring the inverted twin model.     

Energy estimates of twinning processes in cubic single crystals

The role of twinning processes giving rise to the fragmentation and rotation of a structure caused by single-crystal deformation, as well as the joining of grains during the manufacturing of optical ceramics, is investigated. Models describing the twins in the single crystals under study, which are formed by rotating a cubic lattice about the threefold symmetry axis through an angle of 60°, are constructed. The twin formation energies are estimated.     

A correlation between manifestations of the magnetoplastic effect and changes in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectra after quenching of NaCl: Eu single crystals

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of Eu²⁺ impurity ions in NaCl: Eu single crystals are investigated. It is found that the intensity of the EPR spectra undergoes prolonged (～200 h) multistage variations after quenching of NaCl: Eu single crystals. The variations observed in the EPR signal intensity are explained by the aggregation of impurity-vacancy dipoles into complexes. It is revealed that the magnetoplastic effect (a change in the microhardness in a magnetic field with an induction of 6 T) in these crystals manifests itself at an intermediate stage of impurity aggregation when all individual impurity-vacancy dipoles are temporarily stabilized in the sample. This can be associated with the thermally activated transformation of the internal atomic structure in the majority of already existing complexes.