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Hidden topological order and its correlation with glass-forming ability in metallic glasses

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  • Z. W. Wu

    (LTCS, and CAPT, College of Engineering, Peking University)

  • M. Z. Li

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Functional Materials and Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China)

  • W. H. Wang

    (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • K. X. Liu

    (LTCS, and CAPT, College of Engineering, Peking University)

Abstract

Unlike the well-defined long-range periodic order that characterizes crystals, so far the inherent atomic packing mode in glassy solids remains mysterious. Based on molecular dynamics simulations, here we find medium-range atomic packing orders in metallic glasses, which are hidden in the diffraction data in terms of structure factors or pair correlation functions. The analysis of the hidden orders in various metallic glasses indicates that the glassy and crystalline solids share a nontrivial structural homology in short-to-medium range, and the hidden orders are formulated by inheriting partial crystalline orders during glass formation. As the number of chemical components increases, more hidden orders are often developed in a metallic glass and entangled topologically. We use this phenomenon to explain the geometric frustration in glass formation and the glass-forming ability of metallic alloys.

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  • Z. W. Wu & M. Z. Li & W. H. Wang & K. X. Liu, 2015. "Hidden topological order and its correlation with glass-forming ability in metallic glasses," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-7, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms7035
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7035
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