title: Pressure-induced preferential growth of nanocrystals in amorphous Nd(9)Fe(85)B(6).
abstract: Control over the growth and crystallographic orientation of nanocrystals in amorphous alloys is of particular importance for the development of advanced nanocrystalline materials. In the present study, Nd(2)Fe(14)B nanocrystals with a strong crystallographic texture along the [410] direction have been produced in Nd-lean amorphous Nd(9)Fe(85)B(6) under a high pressure of 6 GPa at 923 K. This is attributed to the high pressure inducing the preferential growth of Nd(2)Fe(14)B nanocrystals in the alloy. The present study demonstrates the potential application of high-pressure technology in controlling nanocrystalline orientation in amorphous alloys.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, 066004 Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Baoting
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiangyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang