期刊
METALS
卷 11, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/met11111840
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metallic glasses; molecular dynamics; icosahedral symmetry; medium-range order; Frank-Kasper clusters; disclination; dense random packing; continuous random network
The atomic structure of medium-range order in metallic glasses has been investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Two types of atomic clusters with five-fold symmetry, icosahedral clusters and Frank-Kasper clusters, were found in glassy phases. The formation of these clusters is enhanced by a considerable atomic size difference between alloying elements, and they are mainly connected in the network structure by volume sharing connections between I- and Z-clusters.
The atomic structure of medium-range order in metallic glasses is investigated by using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Glass formation processes were simulated by rapid cooling from liquid phases of a model binary alloy system of different-sized elements. Two types of short-range order of atomic clusters with the five-fold symmetry are found in glassy phases: icosahedral clusters (I-clusters) formed around the smaller-sized atoms and Frank-Kasper clusters (i.e., Z14, Z15, and Z16 clusters (Z-clusters)) formed around the bigger-sized atoms. Both types of clusters (I-and Z-clusters) are observed even in liquid phases and the population of them goes up as the temperature goes down. A considerable atomic size difference between alloying elements would enhance the formation of both the I- and Z-clusters. In glassy phases, the I- and Z-clusters are mutually connected to form a complicated network, and the network structure becomes denser as the structural relaxation goes on. In the network, the medium-range order is mainly constructed by the volume sharing type connection between I- and Z-clusters. Following Nelson's disclination theory, the network structure can be understood as a random network of Z-clusters, which is complimentarily surrounded by another type of network formed by I-clusters.
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