@article{22a44fc01ec1447da0a0fff9cc5be616,
title = "Soft spots and their structural signature in a metallic glass",
abstract = "In a 3Dmodel mimicking realistic Cu64Zr36metallic glass, we uncovered a direct link between the quasi-localized low-frequency vibrational modes and the local atomic packing structure. We also demonstrate that quasi-localized soft modes correlate strongly with fertile sites for shear transformations: geometrically unfavored motifs constitute the most flexible local environments that encourage soft modes and high propensity for shear transformations, whereas local configurations preferred in this alloy, i.e., the full icosahedra (around Cu) and Z16 Kasper polyhedra (around Zr), contribute the least.",
keywords = "Heterogeneity, Liquid-like regions, Shear transformation zones, Structure-property relationship, Uncommon motifs",
author = "Jun Ding and Sylvain Patinet and Falk, {Michael L.} and Yongqiang Cheng and Evan Ma",
year = "2014",
month = sep,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1073/pnas.1412095111",
language = "English",
volume = "111",
pages = "14052--14056",
journal = "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America",
issn = "0027-8424",
publisher = "National Academy of Sciences",
number = "39",
}