Linking structure to fragility in bulk metallic glass-forming liquids

Using in-situ synchrotron X-ray scattering, we show that the structural evolution of various bulk metallic glass-forming liquids can be quantitatively connected to their viscosity behavior in the supercooled liquid near Tg. The structural signature of fragility is identified as the temperature depen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2015-05, Vol.106 (18)
Hauptverfasser: Wei, Shuai, Stolpe, Moritz, Gross, Oliver, Evenson, Zach, Gallino, Isabella, Hembree, William, Bednarcik, Jozef, Kruzic, Jamie J., Busch, Ralf
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Zusammenfassung:Using in-situ synchrotron X-ray scattering, we show that the structural evolution of various bulk metallic glass-forming liquids can be quantitatively connected to their viscosity behavior in the supercooled liquid near Tg. The structural signature of fragility is identified as the temperature dependence of local dilatation on distinct key atomic length scales. A more fragile behavior results from a more pronounced thermally induced dilatation of the structure on a length scale of about 3 to 4 atomic diameters, coupled with shallower temperature dependence of structural changes in the nearest neighbor environment. These findings shed light on the structural origin of viscous slowdown during undercooling of bulk metallic glass-forming liquids and demonstrate the promise of predicting the properties of bulk metallic glasses from the atomic scale structure.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4919590