Nitrides at Niobium Grain Boundaries (IMAGE)

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Nitrides at Niobium Grain Boundaries

Caption

This orientation map of a nitrogen-doped sample of niobium shows the formation of niobium nitrides (rainbow-colored shards) within grains and along grain boundaries (the grain boundaries shown are the triangular lines that meet at center of image). 

Credit

DOE's Jefferson Lab

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