Neutron diffraction studies of liquid silver and liquid Ag-Ge alloys

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Abstract
Structural studies of liquid Ag at 1 323 K and liquid Ag-Ge alloys at 1 123 K have been carried out by means of neutron diffraction. The pair correlation functions were evaluated by means of a Fourier transform and coordination numbers were calculated. The interference functions are compared with those deduced from Percus-Yevick calculation. Using the assumption of concentra- tion independency, partial interference functions are evaluated for Ag-Ag and Ge-Ge pairs. They are shown to be very similar to the respective structure factors of liquid silver and liquid germanium.