Unraveling influence of entropy on thermal stability and glass-forming ability of (Fe, Co)–(Ta)–B amorphous alloys: Insights from local atomic structure simulated by ab initio molecular dynamics
Liliang Pan, Yanhui Li, Mao Cheng, Shuang Ma, Xinyu Duan, Takeshi Wada, Hidemi Kato, Wei Zhang
Topics & Concepts
Amorphous metalMaterials scienceSupercoolingAmorphous solidMolecular dynamicsIcosahedral symmetryConfiguration entropyThermal stabilityAb initioCrystallizationAlloyThermodynamicsCovalent bondCoordination numberCrystallographyChemical physicsComputational chemistryMetallurgyChemistryPhysicsIonOrganic chemistryMetallic Glasses and Amorphous AlloysGlass properties and applicationsPhase-change materials and chalcogenides