Smoothing metallic glasses without introducing crystallization by gas cluster ion beam

Lin Shao; Di Chen; Michael Myers; Jing Wang; Buddhi Tilakaratne; Dharshana Wijesundera; Wei Kan Chu; Guoqiang Xie; Arezoo Zare; Don A. Lucca

doi:10.1063/1.4794540

Smoothing metallic glasses without introducing crystallization by gas cluster ion beam

Lin Shao, Di Chen, Michael Myers, Jing Wang, Buddhi Tilakaratne, Dharshana Wijesundera, Wei Kan Chu, Guoqiang Xie, Arezoo Zare, Don A. Lucca

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We show that 30 keV Ar cluster ion bombardment of Ni_52.5Nb ₁₀Zr₁₅Ti₁₅Pt_7.5 metallic glass (MG) can remove surface mountain-like features and reduce the root mean square surface roughness from 12 nm to 0.7 nm. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals no crystallization after cluster ion irradiation. Molecular dynamics simulations show that, although damage cascades lead to local melting, the subsequent quenching rate is a few orders of magnitude higher than the critical cooling rate for MG formation, thus the melted zone retains its amorphous nature down to room temperature. These findings can be applied to obtain ultra-smooth MGs without introducing crystallization.

Original language	English
Article number	101604
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	102
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4794540
Publication status	Published - 2013 Mar 11

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