High-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy of the antiphase boundary in a rapidly solidified B2 type TiPd compound

Abstract
High-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) with Z-contrast is applied to characterize the antiphase boundary (APB) of the B2 structure in a rapidly solidified TiPd melt-spun compound. The atomic shift associated with the R = (1/2) a 0 ⟨111⟩ type displacement vector is directly observed at the boundary. A microstructure modification of the melt-spun compound with the cooling rate during solidification is also described.