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High-strength and malleable dual-phase nanostructured Ta-based metallic glass via atomic manufacturing

通过原子制造制备高**高韧双相纳米结构Ta基金属玻璃

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Constructing unique nanoscale structures by atomic manufacturing techniques may be an effective route to improve the mechanical properties of metallic glass (MG) thin films (TFs). Here, using magnetron sputtering and pulsed laser deposition (PLD) as atomic manufacturing strategies, we prepared two types of Ta-based MG TFs with a dual-phase structure. It was found that the PLD-TF presents a finer nanostructure of small-sized nanocrystals α-Ta (1–4 nm) diffusely dispersed on amorphous matrixes, resulting in an ultrahigh yield strength of 7.99 GPa and a high hardness of 15.87 GPa when compressed, accompanied with a large plasticity of 80%. The interaction between the nanocrystallines and the MG matrix leads to the formation of multiple shear bands, which contribute to the high plasticity and strength. These results indicate that the atomic manufacturing method is beneficial to directly regulating the microstructure and microconfiguration of TF materials, and further optimizing their performance. This work provides a practical approach to break the strength-plasticity trade-off dilemma in metallic materials through atomic-level structural design.

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通过原子制造技术构建独特的纳米尺度结构可能是改善金属玻璃(MG)薄膜机械性能的有效途径. 在此, 我们使用脉冲激光沉积作为原子制造策略, 制备了一种Ta基金属玻璃. TaNi MG具有小尺寸纳米晶体(1–4 纳米)弥散在非晶基体上的双相纳米结构, 因此在压缩过程中表现出7.99 GPa的超高屈服**度和15.87 GPa的高硬度, 并伴有80%的大塑性. 纳米晶体和MG基体之间的相互作用, 导致了多个剪切带的形成, 从而贡献了高塑性和**度. 研究发现, 原子制造方法有利于直接调控薄膜材料的微观结构和微观构型, 并进一步优化其性能. 这项工作为通过原子尺度的结构设计来打破金属材料的**度-塑性权衡提供了一个实 用的方法.

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This work was financially supported by Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research, China (2019B1515130005, 2020B1515130007, 2021B1515140005, and 2022A1515010347), Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research, China (2019B030302010), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52071222, 61888102, and 52101191), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFA0716302), the Program for the Experiments for Space Exploration from Qian Xuesen Laboratory, China Academy of Space Technology (TKTSPY-2020-03-02).

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  1. School of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, China

    Hang Zhao  (赵航), Yong Ding  (丁勇) & Wei-Hua Wang  (汪卫华)

  2. Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, 523808, China

    Hang Zhao  (赵航), **g Zhou  (周靖), **ao Liu  (刘霄), Bao-Shuang Shang  (尚宝双), Yu-Qiang Yan  (闫玉**), Bao-An Sun  (孙保安), Bo Zhang  (张博), Hai-Bo Ke  (柯海波), Hai-Yang Bai  (白海洋) & Wei-Hua Wang  (汪卫华)

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    **ao Liu  (刘霄)

  4. Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bei**g, 100190, China

    Bao-An Sun  (孙保安), Hai-Yang Bai  (白海洋) & Wei-Hua Wang  (汪卫华)

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Author contributions Ke HB and Wang WH designed and supervised the work. Zhao H and Liu X conducted the experiments. Zhao H and Zhou J performed the data analysis and wrote the draft of this manuscript. Wang WH, Ke HB, Zhou J and Zhao H revised the paper. All the authors include Shang BS, Ding Y, Sun BA, Zhang B and Bai HY contributed to the discussion and interpretation of the results.

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Hang Zhao is a PhD candidate in atomic and molecular physics at Liaoning University and Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, supervised by Professor Wei-Hua Wang and Professor Hai-Bo Ke. His research focuses on the relationship between structures and ultimate properties of amorphous alloys.

**g Zhou received his PhD degree from the Southeast University in 2020. He then completed his post-doctoral work at **’an Jiaotong University. He is currently an associate research fellow at Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory. His research interests focus on the development and application of amorphous alloys with ultimate properties.

Hai-Bo Ke received his PhD degree from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2012, and then served as a visiting scholar at the City University of Hong Kong. He is currently a researcher at Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory. His research interests focus on the physical nature and application of amorphous alloys.

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Zhao, H., Zhou, J., Liu, X. et al. High-strength and malleable dual-phase nanostructured Ta-based metallic glass via atomic manufacturing. Sci. China Mater. 66, 4226–4232 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-023-2510-5

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