Evidence for a liquid–liquid phase transition in metallic fluids observed by electrostatic levitation

Measurements of liquid metallic systems show a clear indication of hysteretic behaviour of their volume vs. temperature. The highly precise measurements are done in an electrostatic levitator with optical control of the volume and laser heating. The results are discussed in terms of a liquid–liquid...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta materialia 2011-03, Vol.59 (5), p.2166-2171
Main Authors: Li, John J.Z., Rhim, W.K., Kim, C.P., Samwer, K., Johnson, W.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amorphous materials
Bulk amorphous materials
Electrostatics
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Fluids
Hysteresis
Lasers
Liquids
Phase transformations
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Measurements of liquid metallic systems show a clear indication of hysteretic behaviour of their volume vs. temperature. The highly precise measurements are done in an electrostatic levitator with optical control of the volume and laser heating. The results are discussed in terms of a liquid–liquid phase transition scenario and compared to other liquid systems.
ISSN:1359-6454
1873-2453
DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2010.12.017