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In-situ TEM investigation of deformation behavior of metallic glass pillars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Changqiang Chen ,
Yutao Pei  and
Jeff De Hosson
Changqiang Chen
Affiliation:
c.chen@rug.nlcqchen01@gmail.com, University of Groningen, Applied Physics, Groningen, Netherlands
Yutao Pei
Affiliation:
y.pei@rug.nl, University of Groningen, Applied Physics, Groningen, Netherlands
Jeff De Hosson
Affiliation:
j.t.m.de.hosson@rug.nl, University of Groningen, Applied Physics, Groningen, Netherlands
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Abstract

We show results of in situ TEM (Transmission electron microscope) quantitative investigations on the compression behaviors of amorphous micropillars fabricated by focused ion beam from Cu47Ti33Zr11Ni6Sn2Si1 metallic glass (MG) ribbon. Pillars with well defined gauge sections and tip diameter ranging from 100 nm to 640 nm are studied. Quantitative compression tests were performed by a recently developed Picoindenter TEM holder, with the evolution of individual shear bands monitored in real time in TEM. It is found that the deformation of the MG pillars at the present size domain is still dominated by discrete shear banding as demonstrated by intermittent events in the load-displacement curves. However, the frequency, amplitude and distribution of these shear banding events are clearly size dependent at submicrometer scale, leading to an apparently transition in deformation mode from highly localized inhomogeneous deformation to less localized and more distributed deformation with decreasing pillars diameter. Deformation of a 105 nm diameter pillar having rounded tips is characterized with fully homogeneous bulge at the initial stage of deformation, indicating prompting effect of multi-axial stress state on transition to fully homogeneous deformation.

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metalamorphousnanoscale
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1185: Symposium II – Probing Mechanics at Nanoscale Dimensions , 2009 , 1185-II11-03
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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