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MDPI, Quantum Beam Science, 4(6), p. 28, 2022

DOI: 10.3390/qubs6040028

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Virtual Angstrom-Beam Electron Diffraction Analysis for Zr80Pt20 Metallic Glasses

Journal article published in 2022 by Akihiko Hirata ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

To analyze amorphous structure models obtained by a molecular dynamics (or reverse Monte Carlo) simulation, we propose a virtual angstrom-beam electron diffraction analysis. In this analysis, local electron diffraction patterns are calculated for the amorphous models at equal intervals as performed in the experiment, and the local structures that generate paired diffraction spots in the diffraction patterns are further analyzed by combining them with a Fourier transform and a Voronoi polyhedral analysis. For an example of Zr80Pt20, an aggregate of coordination polyhedra is formed which generates similar diffraction patterns from most parts within the aggregate. Furthermore, the coordination polyhedra are connected in certain orientational relationships which could enhance the intensity of the diffraction spots.