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Oxide Formation on the Bulk Metallic Glass Zr46.75Ti8.25Cu7.5Ni10Be27.5

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M. Kiene ,
T. Strunskus ,
G. Hasse  and
F. Faupel
M. Kiene
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Materialverbunde, Technische Fakultät der CAU Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany
T. Strunskus
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Materialverbunde, Technische Fakultät der CAU Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany
G. Hasse
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Materialverbunde, Technische Fakultät der CAU Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany
F. Faupel
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Materialverbunde, Technische Fakultät der CAU Kiel, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany
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Abstract

In this investigation depth profiling by Ar+ ion sputtering in combination with x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to determine the thickness and the chemical composition of the oxide layers formed on the bulk metallic glass Zr46.75Tig8.25Cu7.5Ni10Be27.5 (V4) under different preparation conditions. The thickness of the oxide layer was in the range between 4 nm and 30 nm for samples oxidized in air at room temperature and annealed in air at 573 K for 15 hours, respectively. The oxide layers showed an enrichment of Be at the outermost surface followed by a Be, Zr and Ti rich phase. Cu and Ni are depleted within the whole oxide layer. BeO, ZrO2 and various Ti oxides were detected in the oxide layer, whereas Cu and Ni occurred only in a non-oxidized zerovalent state. Our data indicate that the oxidation is controlled by the inward and outward diffusion of the metallic components.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 554: Symposium MM – Bulk Metallic Glasses , 1998 , 167
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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