title: Shear induced structural ordering of a model metallic glass.
abstract: We report results of nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of a one-component glassy system under the influence of a shear flow, with the aim of investigating shear-induced ordering of this system. In spite of the very low temperature, the system transforms into a strained crystalline state through well defined nucleation events. Various characteristics of the observed ordering at different strain rates and temperatures are discussed. We also define and discuss the transition rates.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique de la Matiere Condensee et des Nanostructures, Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon I, CNRS, UMR 5586, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France. avm@kazan-spu.ru
authors.forename: Anatolii V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Mokshin
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Barrat