Short-range spin order in paramagnetic AgCrSe

中村 惇平*; 川北 至信; 岡部 博孝*; Li, B.*; 下村 浩一郎*; 末益 崇*

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 175, p.111199_1 - 111199_8, 2023/04

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.111199

Muon spin rotation (SR) experiments were performed to directly investigate the temperature dependence of the short-range order or correlations of chromium spins in the paramagnetic phase of AgCrSe. The detailed investigation of the SR spectra over a wide temperature range from low to high temperatures revealed that the short-range spin correlations developed below about 184 K. It also confirmed no short-range correlations at high temperatures, which had been controversial in previous quasi-elastic neutron scattering studies. In addition, the muon spin relaxation was qualitatively changed and showed large missing asymmetry below about 89 K, where the correlation clearly implied short-range spin order. There could be a preparative phenomenon of the phase transition or an anisotropic short-range spin correlation.

Heat-induced structural changes in magnesium alloys AZ91 and AZ31 investigated by in situ synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction

Liu, X. J.*; 徐 平光; 城 鮎美*; Zhang, S. Y.*; 菖蒲 敬久; 行武 栄太郎*; 秋田 貢一*; Zolotoyabko, E.*; Liss, K.-D.*

Journal of Materials Science, 57(46), p.21446 - 21459, 2022/12

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07917-y

In situ time/temperature-resolved synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction is applied to study heat-mediated structural changes and phase transformations in rolled sheets of AZ91 and AZ31 magnesium alloys. Azimuthal diffraction intensities along the Debye-Scherrer rings (AT-plots) are used to obtain information on grain recovery and recrystallization temperatures as well as temperature-assisted grain rotations. The azimuthally integrated diffraction intensities, plotted as functions of the scattering vector (QT-plots), provide vital data on the temperature-dependent lattice parameters of the Mg/Al matrix and intermetallic precipitates, as well as on the evolution of the precipitates' volume fraction. It was found that in AZ31, the main precipitates are of the AlMn type, which is rather stable in the investigated temperature range (up to 773 K). In contrast, in AZ91, the major intermetallic precipitates, AlMg, undergo complete dissolution above 600 K. It is caused by the enhanced diffusion of Al into the Mg/Al matrix, which according to the Al-Mg phase diagram, can adopt more Al at elevated temperatures. This diffusion is revealed by the proportional diminishing of the matrix lattice parameter (chemical strain), allowing us to quantify the Al content in the matrix. Fast temperature-dependent manipulation with intermetallic content in the Mg/Al alloy can, in principle, be used for controlling its mechanical properties.

Hydrogen impurities in p-type semiconductors, GeS and GeTe

中村 惇平*; 川北 至信; 下村 浩一郎*; 末益 崇*

Journal of Applied Physics, 130(19), p.195701_1 - 195701_7, 2021/11

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0063080

Hydrogen defects sometimes form shallow impurity levels in semiconductors, and it is an important topic for semiconductor research to investigate their details. One of the experimental methods to determine the state of hydrogen is the muon spin rotation (SR) experiment. By observing formation of a pseudo-hydrogen atom, called muonium, it is possible to investigate the hydrogen defect levels. In a previous theoretical study, the pinning levels were calculated for various materials as a reference for hydrogen defect levels, and these levels were universally distributed near the hydrogen electrode potential. Based on the prediction, SR experiments were performed for germanium sulfide (GeS) and germanium telluride (GeTe), where the hydrogen electrode potential is located in the bandgap for GeS, but not for GeTe. As a result, the SR spectra showed that the muonium forms in GeS, while it does not in GeTe. In GeS, 58 of the muons formed muoniums. The activation energy was obtained as meV. The hyperfine coupling frequency was GHz, and the Bohr radius of muonium was 1.3 times larger than that in vacuum. These properties indicated that the identified muonium does not form a typical impurity level that affects the electrical properties.

コンター法を用いた実構造物の残留応力計測

生島 一樹*; 柴原 正和*; 河尻 義貴*; 沖見 優衣*; 内田 友樹*; 秋田 貢一*; 鈴木 裕士; 諸岡 聡

日本船舶海洋工学会論文集, (30), p.123 - 130, 2019/12

https://doi.org/10.2534/jjasnaoe.30.123

本研究では、コンター法を用いてビードオンプレート試験片の残留応力分布を測定した。測定した残留応力分布を中性子回折法で測定した残留応力分布と熱弾性塑性有限要素法で計算した残留応力分布を比較した。その結果、これら3つの方法で得られた残留応力分布は良好に一致していることがわかった。また、実構造物の測定で想定される非対称切削における残留応力を測定するためのコンター法では、切削面上の反力の平衡を考慮した。提案手法をマルチパス溶接継手の残留応力測定に適用した。測定結果から、提案手法は非対称試験片におけるマルチパス溶接継手の残留応力分布を測定できることが示した。

High stereographic resolution texture and residual stress evaluation using time-of-flight neutron diffraction

徐 平光; Harjo, S.; 小島 真由美*; 鈴木 裕士; 伊藤 崇芳*; Gong, W.; Vogel, S. C.*; 井上 純哉*; 友田 陽*; 相澤 一也; et al.

Journal of Applied Crystallography, 51(3), p.746 - 760, 2018/06

AA2018-0163.pdf:3.0MB

https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576718004004

Neutron diffraction texture measurements provide bulk textures with excellent grain statistics even for large grained materials, together with the crystallographic parameters and microstructure information such as phase fractions, coherent crystallite size, root mean square microstrain, macroscopic/intergranular stress/strain. The procedure for high stereographic resolution texture and residual stress evaluation was established at the TAKUMI engineering materials diffractometer. The pole figure evaluation of a limestone standard sample with a trigonal crystal structure suggested that the obtained precision for texture measurement is comparable with the oversea well-established neutron beam lines utilized for texture measurements. A high strength martensite-austenite multilayered steel was employed for further verification of the reliability of simultaneous Rietveld analysis of multiphase textures and macro stress tensors. By using a geometric mean micro-mechanical model, the macro stress tensor analysis with a plane stress assumption showed a RD-TD in-plane compressive stress (about -330 MPa) in martensite layers and a RD-TD in-plane tensile stress (about 320 MPa) in austenite layers. The phase stress partitioning was ascribed to the additive effect of volume expansion during martensite transformation and the linear contraction misfit during water quenching.

Prediction method of improved residual stress distribution by shot peening using large scale analysis method

生島 一樹*; 柴原 正和*; 西川 聡*; 古川 敬*; 秋田 貢一; 鈴木 裕士; 諸岡 聡

E-Journal of Advanced Maintenance (Internet), 9(3), p.NT87_1 - NT87_5, 2017/11

http://www.jsm.or.jp/ejam/Vol.9No.3/NT/NT87/87.html

In this work, an analysis system that can analyze the modification of the residual stress distribution by peening is proposed based on IEFEM. In the proposed analysis system, IEFEM is extended to consider the dynamic effect to analyze the dynamic phenomenon with an impulsive load. The impulsive load due to the collision of shots is modeled as an equivalent load model. The equivalent load model is integrated with IEFEM considering the dynamic effect to calculate spatially and temporally random load in dynamic analyses. Using the proposed analysis system, the residual stress distribution modification by shot peening in a multi-pass welded pipe joint is predicted. The residual stress distributions obtained by the analysis are compared with those measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the effect of the number of shot collisions on the change in residual stress distribution is discussed.

In-situ residual stress analysis during thermal cycle of a dissimilar weld joint using neutron diffraction and IEFEM

秋田 貢一; 柴原 正和*; 生島 一樹*; 西川 聡*; 古川 敬*; 鈴木 裕士; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Vladimir, L.*

溶接学会論文集(インターネット), 35(2), p.112s - 116s, 2017/06

Residual stresses near the weld metal of the joints before and after a thermal cycle were measured using a reactor based neutron diffraction technique in room temperature. In-situ residual stress measurements were performed on the plate type sample using a pulsed neutron diffraction technique under thermal cycles. Residual stress behaviors of the samples were examined also by the idealized explicit FEM (IEFEM), which agreed well with the experimental results of the residual stress behaviors during thermal cycles. Thermal stresses were induced near the weld metal by the difference of the linear expansion coefficients of the dissimilar base metals. Since the thermal stress exceeded the yield stress of the material during the first heating process, the residual stresses near the weld metal were redistributed and a part of the residual stress was relaxed.

放射光X線回折法を用いた積層型高強度鋼板におけるマルテンサイト層の局所変形挙動評価

小島 真由美*; 城 鮎美*; 鈴木 裕士; 井上 純哉*; 菖蒲 敬久; 徐 平光; 秋田 貢一; 南部 将一*; 小関 敏彦*

材料, 66(6), p.420 - 426, 2017/06

https://doi.org/10.2472/jsms.66.420

The strain distribution in a multilayered steel composite, which consists of martensite and austenite layers, was evaluated by energy dispersive X-ray diffraction to investigate the homogeneity of deformation in the martensite layer under uniaxial loading. A dog-bone shape specimen with a martensite layer with 0.2 mm in a thickness, sandwiching by austenite layers with 0.4 mm in thickness, was utilized in this study. A change in strains as a function of tensile loading was measured at the center of the martensite layer as well as near the interface between the martensite and austenite layers. Furthermore, the residual strain distributions were measured in the martensite layer of the unloaded specimens after different applied strains. As a result, slight inhomogeneous deformation was found at the beginning of the plastic deformation in the martensite layer although no local deformation was recognized even near the interface between austenite and martensite layers. After further deformation, mismatch of plastic deformation between austenite and martensite layers was reduced, and the martensite layer deformed homogeneously. Therefore, an unstable interface phenomenon might not be caused by the intrinsic factors with a mesoscopic scale discussed in this experiment.

Hydrostatic compression behavior and high-pressure stabilized -phase in -based titanium aluminide intermetallics

Liss, K.-D.*; 舟越 賢一*; Dippenaar, R. J.*; 肥後 祐司*; 城 鮎美*; Reid, M.*; 鈴木 裕士; 菖蒲 敬久; 秋田 貢一

Metals, 6(7), p.165_1 - 165_22, 2016/07

https://doi.org/10.3390/met6070165

Ti-Al合金は、航空機エンジン材料として、軽量・耐熱タービンへの応用が期待されているが、塑性加工性の悪さを克服する必要がある。高圧鍛造プレスにおいては、10GPaの範囲で材料加工を可能にするが、それゆえに、極限環境における候補材料の状態図を評価する必要がある。本研究では、(+)二相合金の一つであるTi-45Al-7.5Nb-0.25Cに対し、9.6GPaまでの圧力範囲、また1686Kまでの温度範囲で放射光X線回折によるその場実験を行った。室温では、圧力に対する体積変化は、両相に観察される明らかに高い体積弾性係数から、体積ひずみというよりはむしろ、相変態の影響と考えられる。結晶学的には、特に格子ひずみと原子配列について詳しく検討した。原子体積の増加にもかかわらず、この相変態を生じるのは興味深い。これは、の高い規則化エネルギーによるものである。高圧下において加熱すると、共析とソルバス遷移温度が上昇し、第三相の立方晶相が1350K以上で安定する。過去の研究において、相は塑性変形において高い延性があり、従来の鍛造過程において重要なものであることが明らかにされている。本研究では、作動環境下において有害とされる相の存在は確認されなかったが、従来の鍛造過程における理想的な加工条件幅を明らかにした。これらの結果より、新しい加工処理方法を提案することができた。

Non-destructive damage assessment in CFRP/Ti laminates by synchrotron radiation laminography

中谷 隼人*; 梶原 堅太郎*; 秋田 貢一; 荻原 慎二*

Proceedings of 14th Japan International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition (JISSE-14) (USB Flash Drive), 6 Pages, 2015/12

Synchrotron radiation laminography at SPring-8 is employed to assess low velocity impact damage in CFRP/Ti laminates as one of the most interested Fibre-Metal Laminates (FMLs). During computed laminography bright X-ray is irradiated to an object with the axis of rotation inclined at an angle and thus it is suitable for the laterally extended geometry of composite laminate plates. It is confirmed how each damage mode in the CFRP/Ti laminates can be imaged by synchrotron radiation laminography by using model specimens that contain artificially induced damage. Then 3-dimensional imaging of impact-induced damage where each damage mode shows complex distribution is demonstrated and that is to our knowledge a novel result.