Oxidation of metallic glasses has been shown to be different from crystalline alloys due to the disordered atomic structures and far-from-equilibrium state,and quick characterization is required to reveal their early ...Oxidation of metallic glasses has been shown to be different from crystalline alloys due to the disordered atomic structures and far-from-equilibrium state,and quick characterization is required to reveal their early stage oxidation.In this study,we investigated the oxidation behavior of a Zr_(46)Cu_(46)Al_(7)Gd_(1)bulk metallic glass by measuring the changes of optical constants via spectroscopic ellipsometry.Characterizations with X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and thermogravimetric analyzer confirmed that the changes of pseudo-optical constants reflected not only the onset temperature at which the alloys underwent obvious oxidation,but also the subtle oxidation which was tedious to characterize.Our study suggests a more efficient and accurate approach to understand the oxidation of metallic glasses with temperature,time and compositions.展开更多
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFA0703600 and2017YFB0701900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51825104,51801095,11790291 and 61888102)+1 种基金CAS projects(XDB30000000)the Key Basic and Applied Research Program of Guangdong Province of China(2019B030302010)。
文摘Oxidation of metallic glasses has been shown to be different from crystalline alloys due to the disordered atomic structures and far-from-equilibrium state,and quick characterization is required to reveal their early stage oxidation.In this study,we investigated the oxidation behavior of a Zr_(46)Cu_(46)Al_(7)Gd_(1)bulk metallic glass by measuring the changes of optical constants via spectroscopic ellipsometry.Characterizations with X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and thermogravimetric analyzer confirmed that the changes of pseudo-optical constants reflected not only the onset temperature at which the alloys underwent obvious oxidation,but also the subtle oxidation which was tedious to characterize.Our study suggests a more efficient and accurate approach to understand the oxidation of metallic glasses with temperature,time and compositions.
