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Title: Two-step annealing induced structural rejuvenation: A cause for memory effect in metallic glasses

Abstract

The structural origin of the memory effect is still elusive in glassy materials. Here, in this letter, the memory effect in a series of metallic glasses (MGs) is observed by two step annealing using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and molecular dynamics simulations. It demonstrates that the Kovacs peak can be reflected from not only the system potential energy but also the atomic dynamics, showing the memory effect could originate from the formation of more loose packing configurations around mobile atoms by structural rejuvenation in the second step of high temperature annealing. In contrast, the high-low temperature annealing protocol can only induce the monotonic relaxation. Therefore, our results pave a pathway to better understand the origin of memory effect in MGs and other glassy materials from their dynamics and local atomic structure.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Key Research and Development Program of China; Natural National Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province
OSTI Identifier:
1909349
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1962143
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Materials Today Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 27; Journal ID: ISSN 2542-5293
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
metallic glasses; Memory effect; atomic dynamics; local structure

Citation Formats

Qiu, K. K., Wang, X. D., Xu, T. D., Cao, Q. P., Ding, S. Q., Zhang, D. X., Beyer, K. A., and Jiang, J. Z. Two-step annealing induced structural rejuvenation: A cause for memory effect in metallic glasses. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1016/j.mtphys.2022.100824.
Qiu, K. K., Wang, X. D., Xu, T. D., Cao, Q. P., Ding, S. Q., Zhang, D. X., Beyer, K. A., & Jiang, J. Z. Two-step annealing induced structural rejuvenation: A cause for memory effect in metallic glasses. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2022.100824
Qiu, K. K., Wang, X. D., Xu, T. D., Cao, Q. P., Ding, S. Q., Zhang, D. X., Beyer, K. A., and Jiang, J. Z. Thu . "Two-step annealing induced structural rejuvenation: A cause for memory effect in metallic glasses". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2022.100824. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1909349.
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title = {Two-step annealing induced structural rejuvenation: A cause for memory effect in metallic glasses},
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abstractNote = {The structural origin of the memory effect is still elusive in glassy materials. Here, in this letter, the memory effect in a series of metallic glasses (MGs) is observed by two step annealing using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and molecular dynamics simulations. It demonstrates that the Kovacs peak can be reflected from not only the system potential energy but also the atomic dynamics, showing the memory effect could originate from the formation of more loose packing configurations around mobile atoms by structural rejuvenation in the second step of high temperature annealing. In contrast, the high-low temperature annealing protocol can only induce the monotonic relaxation. Therefore, our results pave a pathway to better understand the origin of memory effect in MGs and other glassy materials from their dynamics and local atomic structure.},
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year = {Thu Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Thu Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
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