Figure 7: Proposed potential energy landscape in Pd41.25Ni41.25P17.5supercooled liquid.
From: Hidden amorphous phase and reentrant supercooled liquid in Pd-Ni-P metallic glasses
There are three energy minima, marked by SCL1, SCL2 and X, which is a crystalline phase. The shallow, local minima reflect the myriads of atomic configurations. Compared to SCL2, SCL1 is in a more disordered state, with many more configurations.
