Fabrication of W-Zr-Si thin film metallic glasses and the influence of post-annealing treatment

Evolution of local atomic structure accompanying devitrification of amorphous Ni-Zr alloy thin films

“…It is due to this aspect that studies regarding thermal stability of TFMGs merit further investigation. Devitrification or crystallization of the glassy state occurs in TFMGs when subjected to thermal treatments; which can create improved properties [22][23][24] just as is the case for nanostructuring reported in heated bulk amorphous alloys [25,26]. This leads to the formation of either pure or mixed phases in the annealed thin films.…”