Figure 6

The commonly shared T6 motif in AlSm liquid and crystal structures.

(a) The T6 packing motif around Sm atoms in simulated Al₄₅₀Sm₅₀ undercooled liquid sample at 800 K; (b) The T6 motif in Al₁₂₀Sm₂₂, the Al-Sm big cube phase, which is the first observed crystal structure from the devitrification process of Al₉₀Sm₁₀ samples prepared by melt spinning; (c) The T6 motif in Al₂₀Sm₄, which is one of the first devitrified phases from Al₉₀Sm₁₀ samples prepared by magnetron sputtering.