Structural difference rule for amorphous alloy formation by ion mixing
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 42 (1) , 45-47
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.93767
Abstract
We formulate a rule which establishes a sufficient condition that an amorphous binary alloy will be formed by ion mixing of multilayered samples when the two constituent metals are of different crystalline structure, regardless of their atomic sizes and electronegativities. The rule is supported by the experimental results we have obtained on six selected binary metal systems, as well as by the previous data reported in the literature. The amorphization mechanism is discussed in terms of the competition between two different structures resulting in frustration of the crystallization process.Keywords
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