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Title: Study of excitation of low energy for the low-temperature internal friction in the metallic glass Co sub 35 Y sub 65

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.345864· OSTI ID:7123612
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  1. Department of Physics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China (CN)
  2. Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China (CN)

Based on the unified theory of low-frequency fluctuation, dissipation, and relaxation processes, we studied the broad and asymmetric low-temperature internal friction peak of the metallic glass Co{sub 35}Y{sub 65}. This theory, which differs from that of distributed relaxation times, involves only a single relaxation time {tau}{sub {ital P}}. By this theory, the calculated infrared-divergence exponent {ital n}=0.62, characteristic relaxation time {tau}{sub {infinity}}=2{times}10{sup {minus}14} s, actual activation energy {ital E}{sub {ital A}}=0.2 eV, and apparent activation energy {ital E}{sup *}{sub {ital A}} =0.52 eV. They are in agreement with available experimental results ({tau}{sub {infinity}}=2.2{times}10{sup {minus}14} s, {ital E}{sub {ital A}}=0.25 eV, and {ital E}{sup *}{sub {ital A}} =0.56 eV). Since the composition is very close to that of the intermetallics CoY{sub 2}, the chemical short range order exists partly in the metallic glass Co{sub 35}Y{sub 65}. We notice from the behavior of this peak that it is not caused by the motion of gas atoms dissolved in the sample. From the much smaller radius of a Co atom compared with that of Y, we suggest this peak results from migration of Co atoms to neighboring vacancy with infrared divergence.

OSTI ID:
7123612
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics; (USA), Vol. 67:9; ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English