Abstract
We present results on the structure and the atomistic mechanisms for tensile deformation accommodation of the Cu46Zr54 microscopic metallic glass. At equilibrium, 23% of the atoms belong to tiny Cu-centered icosahedral clusters (Cu-ICO) and approximately 41% Zr centered slightly larger ICO-like clusters. Under deformation, the number of Cu-ICOs remains dynamically constant until yielding through a continuous cluster destruction-recreation process. Plastic deformation occurs homogeneously and is locally accommodated through the formation of rhombic dodecahedral clusters with significant (∼2%) atomic density drop. These findings explain very recent experimental results demonstrating the fundamental differences of plastic deformation mechanisms between bulk metallic and microscopic glasses.
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