Hydrogen depth profile in sputtered CuxZr1-x amorphous alloys studied by nuclear reaction analysis. Evolution as a function of annealing temperature.

Hydrogen depth profiles in thin films of sputtered Cu_xZr_1-x amorphous alloys have been measured using the resonant nuclear reaction ¹H (¹⁵N, αγ)¹²C. In Cu_0.3Zr_0.7, Cu_0.4Zr_0.6 and Cu_0.5Zr_0.5 alloys the hydrogen bulk concentrations expressed bythe atomic ratio H/Zr are respectively 0.26, 0.45 and 0.80. Hydrogen mobility under beam impact is observed at both interfaces (air-film, film-substrate) and in the molybdenum substrate. Evolution of the hydrogen profiles has been followed as a function of annealing temperature. No departure of hydrogen is observed below 520K; at temperatures close to the crystallisation, the hydrogen content remains high, in the 20–30 at % range. These results are discussed in correlation with physical properties of the alloys.     

非晶态Cu56Zr44合金的结构及其等温退火晶化过程的研究

利用X射线衍射技术、差示扫描量热分析技术和透射电子显微镜研究了非晶态Cu₅₆Zr₄₄合金的结构及其等温退火条件下的晶化过程.实验结果表明,非晶态Cu₅₆Zr₄₄合金在室温下的短程结构类似于硬球无规密堆积分布.在703K过冷液相区内等温退火时发现,当退火时间为3min时,晶化产物主要为Cu₈Zr₃相;当退火时间为6min时,Cu₈Zr₃关键词： 非晶态 56Zr₄₄合金')" href="#">Cu₅₆Zr₄₄合金 结构 等温退火     

AgxCu50-xZr50非晶态合金及其晶化

采用高频熔炼后的真空单辊急冷技术制备了Ag_xCu_50-xZr₅₀金属玻璃,发现在x<12的范围内都可得到完全的非晶态。测量了x=2,4,6和10的Ag_xCu_50-xZr₅₀金属玻璃的玻璃转变温度和晶化温度,并采用Kissinger方法测定了晶化激活能E_a。发现在金属玻璃Ag_xCu_50-xZr_{50关键词：}     

Magnetic field dependence of the conductivity in 3-dimensional Cu44Ti56 and Cu39Zr61 glasses — An analysis in terms of quantum corrections

The conductivity of the metallic glasses Cu₄₄Ti₅₆ and Cu₃₉Zr₆₁ has been measured as a function of the magnetic field (0–6 Tesla) at temperatures between 1.5 and 20 K. The results are compared quantitatively to the predictions of diagrammatic perturbation theories including contributions from quantum interference in the presence of spin orbit scattering, electron-electron interaction and superconducting fluctuations. Our conclusion is that in Cu₃₉Zr₆₁ (T_C = 1.83 K) the magnetoconductivity Δσ is dominated by fluctuations (Aslamasov-Larkin and Maki-Thompson processes), whereas in Cu₄₄Ti₅₆ (T_C ⪡ 1 K) Δσ (T,B) is essentially governed by quantum interference effects. However, for high magnetic fields and low temperatures the experimental results can not be accurately explained by existing perturbation theories.     

μSR study of Cu10Zr7

It is shown that temperature dependences Λ(T) of dipole relaxation rate of the positive muon spin in crystalline and amorphous states of Cu₁₀Zr₇ are approximately the same over the temperature interval 20–300 K. this fact points out approximately identical close-order structure of crystalline and amorphous states of Cu₁₀Zr₇ alloy.     

Magnetic interference effect in amorphous D-band metals with high electrical resistivity

Systematic occurence of low temperature resistivity anomalies (upturn) in amorphous alloys Zr₅₀Cu₅₀, Zr₇₅Ni₂₅, and Y₇₅A?₂₅ containing up to 4 at .% Gd is observed. Detailed analysis of ‘background’ impurity (other than Gd) effects on the electrical resistivity of the alloy host Zr₅₀Cu₅₀ provides unambiguous evidence that the anomalies are due solely to the Gd ions. The present results are interpreted in terms of conduction electrons with short mean free path scattering from nearest neighboring pairs of Gd spins. Predictions derived from the diffraction type model of magnetic interference, however, fail to describe all the results on metals with high electrical resistivity. Data on Zr₅₀Cu₅₀ containing Fe and Mn are also discussed.     

Heat treatment effects in amorphous metals: Zr70Cu30 and La70Cu30

We measured the electrical resistivity (4–300 K), superconducting critical temperature and thermal conductivity (0.5–7 K) of the amorphous metals Zr₇₀Cu₃₀ and La₇₀Cu₃₀. Heat treatments below crystallization temperature induced changes in these properties. In particular, in the first stage of the annealing of Zr₇₀Cu₃₀ there are systematic changes in the thermal conductivity and the critical temperature, while the electrical resistivity remains constant. We show that there is no simple correlation between the thermal conductivity processes in the low temperature and plateau regions. We also show that the thermal conductivity of as quenched La₇₀Cu₃₀ is typical of amorphous metals, contrary to information previously reported.     

Manifestation of anharmonic localized vibrational modes in the specific heat and vibrational spectrum of freshly prepared amorphous alloys

The low-temperature specific heat of freshly prepared and annealed amorphous alloys Zr₇₀Be₃₀, Zr₆₇Cu₃₃, and Zr₇₅Rh₂₅ has been investigated experimentally. The integral parameters of the electronic and phonon spectra have been determined: the Sommerfeld coefficients and the Debye temperatures. Data from calorimetric and neutron experiments were compared on the basis of the theory of lattices with off-diagonal disorder and localized modes. It is concluded that a local rearrangement of the structure occurs in freshly prepared samples as the temperature decreases. A model of a bistable impurity configuration is proposed to explain this restructuring. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 145–152 (January 1997)     

Acid corrosion of amorphous and crystalline Cu-Zr alloys

Corrosion resistance of amorphous and crystalline Cu₄₅Zr₅₅, Cu₅₀Zr₅₀ and Cu₆₀Zr₄₀ alloys in strong acid (C_H⁺ = 1 M ℓ^-1) solutions was investigated with the use of potentiodynamic and gravimetric techniques. It was observed that the corrosion resistance of these alloys tested in H₂SO₄ and HNO₃ solutions was very high. However, amorphous Cu-Zr alloys exhibit a lack of resistance in HCl solutions where the corrosion rate increases with the rise of Cu content in the alloy (selective etching of Zr). Crystallization of alloys strongly improves their resistance to corrosion in HCl provided the Zr content in an alloy ⩾ 50 at%.     

Thermopower of some amorphous transition metal-alloys

Measurements of the thermopower for amorphous alloys are reported in the temperature range 77K to 320K. The alloys examined are Cu₅₀Ti₅₀, Pd₈₀Si₂₀, Pd₃₀Zr₇₀ and Cu₄₀Zr₆₀. The data are compared with values of similar systems, as far as available. In addition we analyse the temperature coefficient of the thermopower, applying a model, based on the Ziman formulation of the transport properties.     

Effect of deformation and heat treatment on the damping constant and shear modulus of a bulk Zr-Cu-Ni-Al-Ti metallic glass

The effect of deformation by rolling or quenching from temperatures close to the glass transition temperature on the damping constant and the shear modulus of preliminarily annealed bulk samples of a Zr_52.5Ti₅Cu_17.9Ni_14.6Al₁₀ metallic glass was studied. These treatments are found to result in recovery of the “irreversible” contributions to the damping constant and the shear modulus, and the deformation treatment is shown to lead to an increase in the amplitude-dependent internal friction.     

Cu60Zr30Ti10非晶合金弛豫和晶化过程的小角X射线散射研究

应用小角X射线散射技术研究了Cu₆₀Zr₃₀Ti₁₀非晶合金从300到813 K之间微结构的演化情况.发现在淬火状态下Cu₆₀Zr₃₀Ti₁₀非晶合金中存在直径30 nm左右的富Cu区.非晶的结构弛豫包括573 K之前的低温结构弛豫和573 K到玻璃转变温度的高温结构弛豫，弛豫的结果是产生含有有序原子团簇的富Cu区，这些有序原子团簇的富Cu区是随后晶化过程中晶核产生的基础.Porod曲线分析表明，晶化生成的纳米体心立方CuZr相和基体之间有明锐的界面. 关键词： 小角X射线散射 非晶合金 结构弛豫 晶化     

Effects of nickel on the crystallization of Zr70Cu20Ni10 amorphous alloy

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) are employed to investigate the effects of nickel on the crystallization of the amorphous Zr₇₀Cu₂₀Ni₁₀ alloy. We have found that the crystallization process of the amorphous Zr₇₀Cu₂₀Ni₁₀ alloy is strongly influenced by the addition of nickel. Addition of 10 at% Ni to the Zr₇₀Cu₃₀ amorphous alloy makes the crystallization process proceed from a single-stage mode to a double-stage mode. The activation energy for crystallization of the amorphous Zr₇₀Cu₂₀Ni₁₀ alloy is calculated to be about 388kJ·mol^-1 on the basis of the Kissinger equation. The effects of nickel on the crystallization of the amorphous Zr₇₀Cu₂₀Ni₁₀ alloy are discussed in terms of the genetics of metals.     

块体金属玻璃Zr46.75Ti8.25Cu7.5Ni10Be27.5的超导与负电阻温度系数

测量了块体金属玻璃Zr_46.75Ti_8.25Cu_7.5Ni₁₀Be_27.5在退火前后其电阻值随温度的变化,测量的温度范围为1.5—300K.样品在退火前后都发现有超导现象.零磁场下其超导转变温度T_c分别为1.84和3.76K.在5—300K温度范围内,原始样品具有负的电阻温度系数.如果取Zr, Ti, Cu, Ni及Be分别贡献出1.5, 1.5, 0.5, 0.5及两个传导 关键词： 块体金属玻璃 超导 电阻温度系数     

Cu-Zr-Ti系Cu基块体非晶合金的形成和成分优化

利用与团簇相关的变电子浓度判据研究了过渡金属Cu-Zr-Ti系中Cu基块体非晶合金的形成区域和成分特征.据此判据在Cu-Zr-Ti系相图中确定出三条特殊的成分线，(Cu_9／13Zr_4／13)_100-xTi_x，(Cu_0.618Zr_0.382)_100-xTi_x和(Cu_0.56Zr_0.44)关键词： 块体非晶合金 Cu-Zr-Ti合金 原子团簇 电子浓度     

Formation and crystallization of ZrCuTi metallic glasses

We report the suction casting of Zr₆₅Cu₂₇Ti₈ bulk metallic glasses with diameters up to 1?mm. While the substitution of Ti for Cu increases the glass forming ability significantly, the onset crystallization temperature and the width of the supercooled liquid region decrease. This decrease is due to the appearance of an icosahedral quasicrystal phase, which crystallises from the glass at a lower temperature than the Zr₂Cu devitrification product in the Zr₆₅Cu₃₅ glasses. Based on the results of recent structural studies of undercooled Ti/Zr-based alloys, this likely reflects the formation of icosahedral order in the undercooled liquid, which increases the nucleation barrier for the Zr₂Cu phase during the quench, making glass formation easier.     

The influence of heat treatment on the ultrasonic velocity and elastic moduli of a Zr-Cu-Ni-Al-Ti bulk metallic glass

The influence of heat treatment at temperatures up to 550°C on the elastic properties of the Zr_52.5Cu_17.9Ni_14.6Al₁₀Ti₅ bulk amorphous alloy is investigated using acoustical measurements. The results obtained are compared with calorimetric and x-ray diffraction data.     

Thermomagnetic study of nanophases in Fe-based soft magnetic materials

The Curie temperatures (T_c) of metastable nanophases have been investigated in partially crystallized Fe_73.5Cu₁Nb₃Si_13.5B₉ and Fe₈₆Zr₇Cu₁B₆ nanostructured soft magnetic alloys as a function of annealing temperature and time. It is shown that for both materials a supersaturated phase is formed which transforms only at the second stage of crystallization by dissolution of the solute elements monitored by the steep increase of T_c.