Dislocation Etch Pits in Antimony

Abstract

Pits which are probably the sites of dislocations have been produced on the (111) cleavage planes of antimony by use of the CP4 etching reagent. Evidence that the pits probably are at dislocation sites was obtained from density counts on intersecting boundaries and from deformation and annealing studies. The Dash etching reagent chemically polishes antimony without producing pits. The Superoxol etch brings out spiral terraced pits and other fine structure.