Elastic Anomaly and Polyamorphic Transition in (La, Ce)-based Bulk Metallic Glass under Pressure

Qi, Xintong; Zou, Yongtao; Wang, Xuebing; Chen, Ting; Welch, David O.; Jiang, Jianzhong; Li, Baosheng

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00737-0

Elastic Anomaly and Polyamorphic Transition in (La, Ce)-based Bulk Metallic Glass under Pressure

Journal Article · Fri Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00737-0· OSTI ID:1358619

Qi, Xintong ^[1]; Zou, Yongtao ^[2]; Wang, Xuebing ^[3]; Chen, Ting ^[3]; Welch, David O. ^[4]; Jiang, Jianzhong ^[5]; Li, Baosheng ^[6]

Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Geosciences; Stony Brook University
Jilin Univ., Changchun (China). State Key Lab. of Superhard Materials, College of Physics
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Geosciences
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.
Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China). International Center for New-Structured Materials (ICNSM), Lab. of New-Structured Materials, State Key Lab. of Silicon Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States). Mineral Physics Inst.

In this paper, we discovered that in association with the polyamorphism of La₃₂Ce₃₂Al₁₆Ni₅Cu₁₅ bulk metallic glass, the acoustic velocities, measured up to 12.3 GPa using ultrasonic interferometry, exhibit velocity minima at 1.8 GPa for P wave and 3.2 GPa for S wave. The low and high density amorphous states are distinguished by their distinct pressure derivatives of the bulk and shear moduli. The elasticity, permanent densification, and polyamorphic transition are interpreted by the topological rearrangement of solute-centered clusters in medium-range order (MRO) mediated by the 4f electron delocalization of Ce under pressure. The precisely measured acoustic wave travel times which were used to derive the velocities and densities provided unprecedented data to document the evolution of the bulk and shear elastic moduli associated with a polyamorphic transition in La₃₂Ce₃₂Al₁₆Ni₅Cu₁₅ bulk metallic glass and can shed new light on the mechanisms of polyamorphism and structural evolution in metallic glasses under pressure.

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Research Organization:: Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002907

OSTI ID:: 1358619

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 7; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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