New pathways to control the evolution of the atomic motion in metallic glasses

Antoine Cornet; Beatrice Ruta

doi:10.5802/crphys.149

New pathways to control the evolution of the atomic motion in metallic glasses

Antoine Cornet ^1,²; Beatrice Ruta ^1,²

¹ Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
² European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, Grenoble 38043, France

Comptes Rendus. Physique, From everyday glass to disordered solids, Volume 24 (2023) no. S1, pp. 165-175.

Abstract
Résumé

Metallic glass formers are a relatively new entry in glass physics, which has attracted large interest in both physics and materials science communities due to the unique mechanical and structural properties of these materials. Physical aging is however one of the main obstacle to their widespread use as it affects their properties at all length scales. The knowledge of the microscopic mechanisms inducing aging and relaxation is therefore extremely important for both fundamental and applied sciences. In this article we present a review of the recent advances made with the X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy technique on the study of the collective particle motion and physical aging in metallic glasses at the atomic level. We show that a careful tuning of the sample preparation or the application of specific thermal protocols have the potential to drive the glass into more aged or rejuvenated microscopic configurations with different stabilities.

Les verres métalliques sont des matériaux qui suscitent une grande attention en raison de leurs propriétés exceptionnelles, notamment leur résistance à la corrosion ainsi que leur haute résistance à la fracture combinée à une large déformation élastique. De plus, certaines compositions permettent une vitrification avec des vitesses de refroidissement relativement lente, permettant la synthèse de matériaux massifs, avec des rayons critiques de synthèse supérieurs au centimètre, ouvrant la voie à une utilisation industrielle des verres métalliques.

Néanmoins, tous les verres sont sujet à une relaxation spontanée vers l’état liquide, plus ou moins lente, appelée vieillissement, et qui affecte la structure, la dynamique et les propriétés macroscopiques du verre. Dans le cas des verres métallique, les effets du vieillissement sont particulièrement importants, incluant une fragilité accrue du verre, et bloquent leur potentiel applicatif.

De fait, la connaissance et la compréhension des mécanismes microscopiques associés au vieillissement font l’objet d’une recherche intense, tant du point de vue applicatif que fondamental. Dans cet article, nous présentons les récents développements de la spectroscopie de corrélation des photons des rayons X (X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy, ou XPCS), qui permet de quantifier la mobilité atomique au sein des matériaux désordonnés, et son application pour caractériser le vieillissement des verres à l’échelle microscopique. Nous montrons que des protocoles thermiques ou mécaniques appropriés au niveau de la synthèse et la préparation des verres métalliques permettent de modifier la stabilité du matériau vitreux, et d’aboutir à un verre rajeuni ou vieilli.

Received: 2022-09-29
Revised: 2023-01-25
Accepted: 2023-02-22
Online First: 2023-04-20
Published online: 2024-04-26

DOI: 10.5802/crphys.149

Keywords: Metallic glasses, Physical aging, X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy, Atomic dynamics, Synchrotron radiation, Structural relaxation
Mots-clés : Verres métalliques, Vieillissement, Corrélation de photons des rayons X, Dynamique atomique, Rayonnement synchrotron, Relaxation structurelle

Author's affiliations:

Antoine Cornet ^{1, 2}; Beatrice Ruta ^{1, 2}

¹ Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
² European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220, Grenoble 38043, France

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Antoine Cornet; Beatrice Ruta. New pathways to control the evolution of the atomic motion in metallic glasses. Comptes Rendus. Physique, From everyday glass to disordered solids, Volume 24 (2023) no. S1, pp. 165-175. doi : 10.5802/crphys.149. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.149/

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