Structural properties of amorphous metal carbides; theory and experiment

Details Structural properties of amorphous metal carbides; theory and experiment Structural properties of amorphous metal carbides; theory and experiment

2012-03-27

arxiv.org/abs/1203.5876v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

29 pages, 11 figures

Scientific paper

By means of theoretical modeling and experimental synthesis and characterization, we investigate the structural properties of amorphous Zr-Si-C. Two chemical compositions are selected, Zr0.31Si0.29C0.40 and Zr0.60Si0.33C0.07. The amorphous structures are generated in the theoretical part of our work, by the stochastic quenching (SQ) method, and detailed comparison is made as regards structure and density of the experimentally synthesized films. These films are analyzed experimentally using X-ray absorption spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Our results demonstrate for the first time a remarkable agreement between theory and experiment concerning bond distances and atomic coordination of this complex amorphous metal carbide. The demonstrated power of the SQ method opens up avenues for theoretical predictions of amorphous materials in general.

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