Fig. 1
From: The impact of nanoscale compositional variation on the properties of amorphous alloys
(a) Illustration of a Si tip covered by an amorphous structure, consisting of three layers. The atomic distribution is illustrated in (b). At the bottom, the \(\hbox {Al}_{75}\hbox {Zr}_{25}\) seeding layer (green) is seen, covered by a \(\hbox {Fe}_{81}\hbox {Zr}_{19}\) (red and green) layer. Topmost the presence of oxygen (blue) demonstrates the almost complete oxidation of the capping layer (\(\hbox {Al}_{75}\hbox {Zr}_{25}\) ). In (d) the distribution of Zr in \(\hbox {Fe}_{81}\hbox {Zr}_{19}\) is illustrated and in (c) corresponding distribution of Zr is shown for the \(\hbox {Fe}_{91}\hbox {Zr}_9\) alloy is displayed.
