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The nitrogen induced attenuation of Bragg reflections (static Debye-Waller Factor) of tantalum single crystals containing nitrogen has been measured by energy-dispersive x-ray diffraction. N has been dissolved in Ta up to a concentration ofc=3.3% N/Ta. From a detailed study of the concentration andK dependence (K=scattering vector) of the static Debye-Waller Factor exponent 2L we conclude:i) 2L increases linearly with the nitrogen content forc≦1.8% N/Ta,ii) The displacements of the atomic shells due to N on the octahedral sites areu 1=0.45 (5) Å,u 2=(−)0.11 (2) Å.u 3=0.25 (2) Å,iii) The thermal vibrations of those atoms close to N are changed, due to the strong static displacements that they experience. The unusual strong and extended displacements around N in Ta are in contradiction to calculations where two-force models have been used. We propose arguments that displacements are responsible for the specific site chosen by hydrogen atoms when they are trapped by nitrogen in Ta.
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Metzger, T.H., Trautmann, C. Strong atomic displacements around nitrogen in tantalum determined by energy-dispersive x-ray diffraction. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 62, 63–70 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01303736
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