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The Nature of the Surface of a Metal-Metalloid Metallic Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

W. E. Brower ,
P. Tlomak ,
W. Kowbel  and
S. J. Pierz
W. E. Brower
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes and Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
P. Tlomak
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes and Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
W. Kowbel
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes and Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
S. J. Pierz
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes and Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
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Abstract

The surface of a metallic glass has been characterized at the atomic and microstructural levels. On the atomic scale, the glassy surface hal been previously characterized via a model which allows the calculation of surface coordination numbers and the fractal dimension. Catalytic experiments and LEIS measurements appear to confirm the model's prediction of surface roughness on the atomic scale. In this work, the glassy surface has been characterized on the microstructural level via RHEED patterns. In addition, the fresh glassy surface produced by comminution of Fe-B glass has been characterized with respect to the relative stability of the comminuted glass as compared to as-quenched glass.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 82: Symposium I – Characterization of Defects in Materials , 1986 , 521
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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