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Observation of ?-Al41Sm5 reveals motif-aware structural evolution in Al-Sm alloys.


ABSTRACT: Using an effective genetic algorithm, we uncover the structure of a metastable Al41Sm5 phase that supplements its family sharing similar short-range orders. The phase evolves upon heating an amorphous Al-9.7?at.% Sm ribbon, produced by melt-spinning. The dynamical phase selection is discussed with respect to the structural connections between the short-range packing motifs in the amorphous precursor and those observed in the selected phases. The phase elucidated here is one of several newly discovered large-unit-cell phases found to form during devitrification from the glass in this binary system, further illustrating the power and efficiency of our approach, the important role of structural hierarchy in phase selection, and the richness of the metastable phase landscape accessible from the glassy structure.

SUBMITTER: Ye Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6491476 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Observation of η-Al<sub>41</sub>Sm<sub>5</sub> reveals motif-aware structural evolution in Al-Sm alloys.

Ye Z Z   Meng F F   Zhang F F   Sun Y Y   Yang L L   Zhou S H SH   Napolitano R E RE   Mendelev M I MI   Ott R T RT   Kramer M J MJ   Wang C Z CZ   Ho K M KM  

Scientific reports 20190430 1


Using an effective genetic algorithm, we uncover the structure of a metastable Al<sub>41</sub>Sm<sub>5</sub> phase that supplements its family sharing similar short-range orders. The phase evolves upon heating an amorphous Al-9.7 at.% Sm ribbon, produced by melt-spinning. The dynamical phase selection is discussed with respect to the structural connections between the short-range packing motifs in the amorphous precursor and those observed in the selected phases. The phase elucidated here is one  ...[more]

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