Structure-dynamics relation in metallic glass revealed by 5-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy

Abstract Dynamical and structural heterogeneities play an important role in glass transition phenomena. However, the relation between these heterogeneities is not fully revealed. In this study, we simultaneously observed these heterogeneities near the glass transition temperature in Zr50Cu40Al10 usi...

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Main Authors: Katsuaki Nakazawa, Kazutaka Mitsuishi, Konstantin Iakoubovskii, Shinji Kohara, Koichi Tsuchiya
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:NPG Asia Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41427-024-00577-1
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description Abstract Dynamical and structural heterogeneities play an important role in glass transition phenomena. However, the relation between these heterogeneities is not fully revealed. In this study, we simultaneously observed these heterogeneities near the glass transition temperature in Zr50Cu40Al10 using five-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy, which can record the spatiotemporal distribution of diffraction patterns. The heterogeneities were visualized with sub-nanometer resolution, and a correlation between them was measured up to the glass transition temperature. We verified that ordered structures had slow dynamics, and the order decreased as the temperature increased.
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spelling doaj-art-57b3027b8d9745c2a99e1262f3553c682025-01-19T12:29:03ZengNature PortfolioNPG Asia Materials1884-40572024-11-011611710.1038/s41427-024-00577-1Structure-dynamics relation in metallic glass revealed by 5-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopyKatsuaki Nakazawa0Kazutaka Mitsuishi1Konstantin Iakoubovskii2Shinji Kohara3Koichi Tsuchiya4International Center for Young Scientists, National Institute for Materials ScienceCenter for Basic Research on Materials, National Institute for Materials ScienceDepartment of Physics, National University of SingaporeCenter for Basic Research on Materials, National Institute for Materials ScienceInternational Center for Young Scientists, National Institute for Materials ScienceAbstract Dynamical and structural heterogeneities play an important role in glass transition phenomena. However, the relation between these heterogeneities is not fully revealed. In this study, we simultaneously observed these heterogeneities near the glass transition temperature in Zr50Cu40Al10 using five-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy, which can record the spatiotemporal distribution of diffraction patterns. The heterogeneities were visualized with sub-nanometer resolution, and a correlation between them was measured up to the glass transition temperature. We verified that ordered structures had slow dynamics, and the order decreased as the temperature increased.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41427-024-00577-1
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Structure-dynamics relation in metallic glass revealed by 5-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy
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title Structure-dynamics relation in metallic glass revealed by 5-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy
title_full Structure-dynamics relation in metallic glass revealed by 5-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy
title_fullStr Structure-dynamics relation in metallic glass revealed by 5-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy
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title_short Structure-dynamics relation in metallic glass revealed by 5-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy
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