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Title: Density and glass forming ability in amorphous atomic alloys: The role of the particle softness

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4944681· OSTI ID:22657917
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  1. School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (Australia)

A key property of glass forming alloys, the anomalously small volume difference with respect to the crystal, is shown to arise as a direct consequence of the soft repulsive potentials between metals. This feature of the inter-atomic potential is demonstrated to be responsible for a significant component of the glass forming ability of alloys due to the decrease in the enthalpy of fusion and the associated depression of the freezing point.

OSTI ID:
22657917
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 144, Issue 14; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English