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Burgers Vector For Edge Dislocation

A dislocation is a linear defect in a crystal structure where atoms are misaligned. An edge dislocation specifically occurs when an extra half plane of atoms is introduced, distorting the nearby atomic planes. The magnitude and direction of the distortion caused by a dislocation is represented by the Burgers vector, which is perpendicular to the dislocation line for an edge dislocation. The Burgers vector describes the displacement needed to close a loop around the dislocation defect and make it consistent with the perfect crystal structure.

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Burgers Vector For Edge Dislocation

A dislocation is a linear defect in a crystal structure where atoms are misaligned. An edge dislocation specifically occurs when an extra half plane of atoms is introduced, distorting the nearby atomic planes. The magnitude and direction of the distortion caused by a dislocation is represented by the Burgers vector, which is perpendicular to the dislocation line for an edge dislocation. The Burgers vector describes the displacement needed to close a loop around the dislocation defect and make it consistent with the perfect crystal structure.

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Burgers vector for edge dislocation

A dislocation is a linear or one dimension defects around which some of the atoms are
misaligned. Edge location is one of the types of one-dimension defects. An edge dislocation
is a defect where an extra half plane is introduced mid way within a crystal lattice, distorting
nearby planes of atoms. It is a linear defect that centers around the line that is defined along
the end of the extra half-plane of atoms. This is termed the dislocation line.

The magnitude and direction of the lattice distortion associated with a dislocation is
expressed in terms of a Burgers vector, denoted by a b. The burgers vector of edge
dislocation is perpendicular to dislocation line. In general, burgers vector is the displacement
vector that closes the loop when traversing an equal number of lattice steps around the
defect.

In the perfect crystal, an mn atomic step loop closes at the starting point. Show at Figure (a).

In the region of a edge dislocation, the same loop does not close, and the burgers vector (b)
represents the magnitude of the structural defect. Show at Figure (b).

References:
-Dislocation by wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dislocation
-W.D. Callister Jr., "Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction", 7th edition, Wiley and Sons,
2010.

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