Nanometallic Glasses: Size Reduction Brings Ductility, Surface State Drives Its Extent
D. Z. Chen, D. Jang, K. M. Guan, Qi An, William A. Goddard III, J. R. Greer
2013Nano Letters, 13(9), 4462-4468
Abstract
We report tensile experiments on Ni_(80)P_20 metallic glass samples fabricated via a templated electroplating process and via focused ion beam milling, which differed only in their surface energy states: Ga-ion-irradiated and as-electroplated. Molecular dynamics simulations on similar Ni_(80)Al_20 systems corroborate the experimental results, which suggest that the transition from brittle to ductile behavior is driven by sample size, while the extent of ductility is driven by surface state.
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Chen, D. Z., Jang, D., Guan, K. M., An, Q., III, W. A. G., & Greer, J. R. (2013). Nanometallic Glasses: Size Reduction Brings Ductility, Surface State Drives Its Extent. *Nano Letters*, *13*(9), 4462-4468.