Ultrastable metallic glasses formed on cold substrates

P. Luo; C. R. Cao; F. Zhu; Y. M. Lv; Y. H. Liu; P. Wen; H. Y. Bai; G. Vaughan; M. di Michiel; B. Ruta; W. H. Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03656-4

Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Ultrastable metallic glasses formed on cold substrates

P. Luo,
C. R. Cao,
F. Zhu,
Y. M. Lv,
Y. H. Liu,
P. Wen,
H. Y. Bai,
G. Vaughan,
M. di Michiel,
B. Ruta,
W. H. Wang

Affiliations

P. Luo: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
C. R. Cao: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
F. Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Y. M. Lv: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Y. H. Liu: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
P. Wen: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
H. Y. Bai: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
G. Vaughan: ESRF-The European Synchrotron
M. di Michiel: ESRF-The European Synchrotron
B. Ruta: ESRF-The European Synchrotron
W. H. Wang: Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03656-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Producing ultrastable metallic glasses has always been associated with substrates heated close to the glass transition temperature. Here, the authors show that reducing the deposition rate of the metallic glass on a cold substrate produces ultrastable metallic glasses with remarkably improved stability.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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