Two distinct crystallization processes in supercooled liquid
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047 (Japan)
- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531 (Japan)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501 (Japan)
Using molecular dynamics simulations we show that two distinct crystallization processes, depending on the temperature at which crystallization occurs, appear in a supercooled liquid. As a model for glass-forming materials, an Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} model system, in which both the glass transition and crystallization from the supercooled liquid can be well reproduced, is employed. Simulations in the framework of an isothermal-isobaric ensemble indicate that the calculated time-temperature-transformation curve for the crystallization to γ(defect spinel)-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} exhibited a typical nose shape, as experimentally observed in various glass materials. During annealing above the nose temperature, the structure of the supercooled liquid does not change before the crystallization, because of the high atomic mobility (material transport). Thus, the crystallization is governed by the abrupt crystal nucleation, which results in the formation of a stable crystal structure. In contrast, during annealing below the nose temperature, the structure of the supercooled liquid gradually changes before the crystallization, and the formed crystal structure is less stable than that formed above the nose temperature, because of the restricted material transport.
- OSTI ID:
- 22658017
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 144, Issue 19; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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