Structural crossover in a supercooled metallic liquid and the link to a liquid-to-liquid phase transition

Lan, S.; Ma, J. L.; Fan, J.; Blodgett, M.; Kelton, K. F.

doi:10.1063/1.4952724

Title: Structural crossover in a supercooled metallic liquid and the link to a liquid-to-liquid phase transition

Journal Article · Mon May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952724· OSTI ID:22590694

Lan, S.; Ma, J. L.; Fan, J. ^[1]; Blodgett, M.; Kelton, K. F. ^[2]

Department of Physics and Material Science, City University of Hong Kong 83 Tat Chee Ave., Kowloon (Hong Kong)
Department of Physics and Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899 (United States)

Time-resolved synchrotron measurements were carried out to capture the structure evolution of an electrostatically levitated metallic-glass-forming liquid during free cooling. The experimental data shows a crossover in the liquid structure at ∼1000 K, about 115 K below the melting temperature and 150 K above the crystallization temperature. The structure change is characterized by a dramatic growth in the extended-range order below the crossover temperature. Molecular dynamics simulations have identified that the growth of the extended-range order was due to an increased correlation between solute atoms. These results provide structural evidence for a liquid-to-liquid-phase-transition in the supercooled metallic liquid.

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Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 21; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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