Precise orientation of single crystals by a simple x-ray diffraction rocking curve method

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2005 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1867392· OSTI ID:20644143

Doucette, L D; Pereira da Cunha, M; Lad, R J ^[1]

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1. Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469 (United States)

A simple method has been developed for accurately measuring the crystallographic orientation of a single crystal boule, employing a conventional four-circle x-ray diffraction arrangement in the rocking curve mode which relaxes the need for precise instrument and/or reference alignment. By acquiring a total of eight rocking curve measurements at specific orientations about the specimen azimuth, the absolute miscut angle between a crystal surface and the desired crystallographic plane can be resolved to within {+-}0.01 deg.

• OSTI ID: 20644143
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 76, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1867392; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ALIGNMENT
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION