Nanoscale icosahedral packing in amorphous Mg50Ni50: An ab initio study

作者:Tetik Erkan*; Durandurdu Murat; Karadag Faruk
来源:EPL, 2012, 100(2): 26002.
DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/100/26002

摘要

We present the atomic structure of amorphous Mg50Ni50 alloy based on an ab initio molecular-dynamics method. Our simulation reveals that Ni atoms form predominantly perfect or defective icosahedrons and a non-negligible amount of low coordinated prism-like structures. An ordered icosahedrons packing with a hexagonal symmetry is also observed in the model. The physical origin of a low activation energy for the crystallization and better hydrogenation in amorphous Mg50Ni50 is discussed.

  • 出版日期2012-10