Spatially Resolved Distribution Function and the Medium-Range Order in Metallic Liquid and Glass

The structural description of disordered systems has been a longstanding challenge in physical science. We propose an atomic cluster alignment method to reveal the development of three-dimensional topological ordering in a metallic liquid as it undercools to form a glass. By analyzing molecular dyna...

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Main Authors: Fang, X. W., Wang, C. Z., Hao, S. G., Kramer, M. J., Yao, Y. X., Mendelev, M. I., Ding, Z. J., Napolitano, R. E., Ho, K. M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3245321/