Distinct relaxation mechanism at room temperature in metallic glass

The mechanism governing structural relaxation in metallic glasses remains elusive, hampering their stability and engineering applications. Here, the authors reveal a distinct relaxation mechanism with a stretching exponent of 3/7, providing new insight for understanding the nature of glass.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yi-Tao Sun, Rui Zhao, Da-Wei Ding, Yan-Hui Liu, Hai-Yang Bai, Mao-Zhi Li, Wei-Hua Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36300-x