High-resolution transmission electron microscopy investigation of diffusion in metallic glass multilayer films
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- Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science
- University of Cambridge
- School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University
- Technische Universität Darmstadt
- Tohoku University
- Mathematics for Advanced Materials-OIL, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- University of Central Florida
- National University of Science and Technology
Abstract
Lack of plasticity is one of the main disadvantages of metallic glasses. One of the solutions to this problem can be composite materials. Diffusion bonding is promising for composite fabrication. In the present work the diffusion process in glassy multilayer films was investigated. A combination of advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM)methods and precision sputtering techniques allows visualization and study of diffusion in amorphous metallic layers with high resolution. Multilayered films were obtained by radio frequency sputter deposition of Zr-Cu and Zr-Pd. The multilayers were annealed under a high vacuum (10 −5 Pa)for 1 and 5 h at 400 °C, that is, well below the crystallization temperatures but very close to the glass-transition temperatures of both types of the glassy layer. The structural evolution in the deposited films was investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. It was observed that, despite the big differences in the atomic mass and size, Pd and Cu have similar diffusion coefficients. Surprisingly, 1 h of annealing results in formation of metastable copper nanocrystals in the Zr-Cu layers which, however, disappear after 5 h of annealing. This effect may be connected with nanovoid formation under a complex stress state evolving upon annealing, and is related to the exceptionally slow relaxation of the glassy layers sealed with a Ta overlayer.
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 100004 |
Journal | Materials today advances |
Volume | 2019 |
Issue number | 1 |
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Publication status | Published - 7 Mar 2019 |