Direct TEM observation of phase separation and crystallization in Cu45Zr45Ag10 metallic glass
Hui dong Wang (Beihang University)
Gang Xiao (Beihang University)
Tao Zhang (Beihang University)
Qiang Xu (TU Delft - QN/Zandbergen Lab)
Zeng Qian Liu (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
M. Wu (TU Delft - QN/Zandbergen Lab)
F. Tichelaar (TU Delft - QN/Zandbergen Lab)
HW Zandbergen (TU Delft - QN/Zandbergen Lab)
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Abstract
The structural evolution of Cu45Zr45Ag10 metallic glass was investigated by in situ transmission electron microscopy heating experiments. The relationship between phase separation and crystallization was elucidated. Nucleation and growth-controlled nanoscale phase separation at early stage were seen to impede nanocrystallization, while a coarser phase separation via aggregation of Ag-rich nanospheres was found to promote the precipitation of Cu-rich nanocrystals. Coupling of composition and dynamics heterogeneities was supposed to play a key role during phase separation preceding crystallization.
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