title: Density and glass forming ability in amorphous atomic alloys: The role of the particle softness.
abstract: A key property of glass forming alloys, the anomalously small volume difference with respect to the crystal, is shown to arise as a direct consequence of the soft repulsive potentials between metals. This feature of the inter-atomic potential is demonstrated to be responsible for a significant component of the glass forming ability of alloys due to the decrease in the enthalpy of fusion and the associated depression of the freezing point.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Douglass
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Toby
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harrowell