Polyamorphism in a solute-lean Al–Ce metallic glass

Yin, Ziliang; Lou, Hongbo; Sheng, Hongwei; Zeng, Zhidan; Mao, Wendy L.; Zeng, Qiaoshi

doi:10.1063/5.0036328

Polyamorphism in a solute-lean Al–Ce metallic glass

Journal Article · Tue Jan 12 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0036328· OSTI ID:1763095

Yin, Ziliang ^[1]; ^[1]; Sheng, Hongwei ^[2]; ^[1]; Mao, Wendy L. ^[3]; ^[4]

Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Pudong, Shanghai (China)
George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Pudong, Shanghai (China); Southeast Univ., Nanjing (China)

Polyamorphism discovered in lanthanide-rich metallic glasses (MGs) has been attributed to the electronic transition of the lanthanide element as a solvent element. In this work, we report that pressure-induced polyamorphism still exists in a Ce-poor Al₉₃Ce₇ binary MG where the 4f electron element serves as a solute and solute–solute avoidance is expected. The polyamorphic transition, observed by in situ high-pressure synchrotron x-ray diffraction, is accompanied by a volume collapse of ~0.78% and occurs over a narrow pressure range from ~0.8 to ~1.8 GPa. Further synchrotron Ce L₃-edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements reveal that pressure-induced 4f electron delocalization underlies the polyamorphic transition. Molecular dynamics simulations confirm that the Ce atoms in the MG are completely isolated by the solvent Al atoms. This result demonstrates that 4f element-bearing alloys with extremely dilute concentrations can also exhibit polyamorphic states originating from electronic transitions, extending the compositional space of polyamorphism of MGs into very dilute regions. Our work suggests that tunable properties under compressive stress could be achieved in MGs by even minor doping of elements prone to electronic transitions.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1763095

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1759092
OSTI ID: 1764290
OSTI ID: 1778841

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 129; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: ENGLISH

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