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ArticleNature communications2019

Fast coalescence of metallic glass nanoparticles.

Yuan Tian, Wei Jiao, Pan Liu, Shuangxi Song, Zhen Lu, Akihiko Hirata, Mingwei Chen

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors.

Yuan TianDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering and Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
Wei JiaoAdvanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
Pan LiuState Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Shuangxi SongState Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China. songshuangxi@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2425-8084
Zhen LuAdvanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
Akihiko HirataAdvanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
Mingwei ChenDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering and Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA. mwchen@jhu.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coarsening of crystalline nanoparticles, driven by reduction of surface energy, is the main factor behind the degeneration of their physical and chemical properties. The kinetic phenomenon has been well described by various models, such as Ostwald ripening and coalescence. However, the coarsening mechanisms of metallic glass nanoparticles (MGNs) remains largely unknown. Here we report atomic-scale observations on the coarsening kinetics of MGNs at high temperatures by in situ heating high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The coarsening of the amorphous nanoparticles takes place by fast coalescence which is dominated by facet-free surface diffusion at a lower onset temperature. Atomic-scale observations and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations suggest that the high surface mobility and the structural isotropy of MGNs, originating from the disordered structure and unique supercooled liquid state, promote the fast coalescence of the amorphous nanoparticles at relatively lower temperatures.

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