Local Order in Liquid Gallium-Indium Alloys.

ABSTRACT: Liquid metals such as eutectic Ga-In alloys have low melting points and low toxicity and are used in catalysis and micro-robotics. This study investigates the local atomic structure of liquid gallium-indium alloys by a combination of density measurements, diffraction data, and Monte-Carlo simulation via the empirical potential structure refinement approach. A high-Q shoulder observed in liquid Ga is related to structural rearrangements in the second coordination shell. Structure analysis found coordination environments close to a random distribution for eutectic Ga-In alloy, while electronic effects appear to dominate the mixing enthalpy.

SUBMITTER: Amon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10461300 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature