期刊
ACTA MATERIALIA
卷 119, 期 -, 页码 177-183出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.08.025
关键词
Dealloying; Amorphous alloy; Crystallization; Nanoporous
资金
- European Commission, Marie Curie Actions - Initial Training Networks (ITN) of the project VitriMetTech - Vitrified Metals Technologies and Applications in Devices and Chemistry [607080 FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN]
- European Commission, Marie Curie Actions - Initial Training Networks (ITN) [286205 - BeyondEverest FP7-REGPOT-2011-1]
De-alloying, i.e. selective dissolution of alloys, is currently studied to produce nanoporous gold items suited for use in catalysis, electrochemical applications, sensors and actuators. Both crystalline and amorphous alloys can be selectively etched. In the former, less noble atoms are removed from surface terraces of grains layer by layer, while noble ones form mounds. These evolve by undercutting and electrolyte percolation to form a ligament network. The mechanism of ligament development by de alloying amorphous alloys is unknown. Here we show that for de-alloying a Au-based glass, in this case Au40Cu28Ag7Pd5Si20, percolation of the electrolyte through cracks of the native surface oxide initiates the formation of protuberances which are soon undercut. An interlayer develops, where Au crystals germinate, grow to nanometer size by diffusion and impinge. This is how ligaments start to coarsen. The interlayer is found at all stages between coarsened ligaments and amorphous phase. The ligaments are defective polycrystals, as opposed to single crystals obtained from crystalline alloys. (C) 2016 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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