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Structure of levitated Si–Ge melts studied by high-energy x-ray diffraction in combination with reverse Monte Carlo simulations

The short-range order in liquid Si, Ge and binary Si -Ge alloys ( = 0.25, 0.50, 0.75) was studied by x-ray diffraction and reverse Monte Carlo simulations. Experiments were performed in the normal and supercooled liquid states by using the containerless technique of aerodynamic levitation with CO la...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Condensed matter 2021-05, Vol.33 (24), p.244002
Main Authors: Pozdnyakova, Irina, Roik, Oleksandr, Drewitt, James W E, Bytchkov, Aleksei, Kargl, Florian, Jahn, Sandro, Brassamin, Séverine, Hennet, Louis
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Summary:The short-range order in liquid Si, Ge and binary Si -Ge alloys ( = 0.25, 0.50, 0.75) was studied by x-ray diffraction and reverse Monte Carlo simulations. Experiments were performed in the normal and supercooled liquid states by using the containerless technique of aerodynamic levitation with CO laser heating, enabling deeper supercooling of liquid Si and Si-Ge alloys than previously reported. The local atomic structure of liquid Si and Ge resembles the -tin structure. The first coordination numbers of about 6 for all compositions are found to be independent of temperature indicating the supercooled liquids studied retain this high-density liquid (HDL) structure. However, there is evidence of developing local tetrahedral ordering, as manifested by a shoulder on the right side of the first peak in ( ) which becomes more prominent with increasing supercooling. This result is potentially indicative of a continuous transition from the stable HDL -tin (high pressure) phase, towards a metastable low-density liquid phase, reminiscent of the diamond (ambient pressure) structure.
ISSN:0953-8984
1361-648X
DOI:10.1088/1361-648X/abf593