E. N. Latysheva, A. L. Pirozerskii, E. V. Charnaya, Yu. A. Kumzerov, A. V. Fokin, A. I. Nedbai, A. S. Bugaev, “Polymorphism of Ga–In alloys in nanoconfinement conditions”, Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2015, Volume 57, Issue 1,Pages <nobr>124

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Phase transitions

Polymorphism of Ga–In alloys in nanoconfinement conditions

E. N. Latysheva^a, A. L. Pirozerskii^a, E. V. Charnaya^a, Yu. A. Kumzerov^b, A. V. Fokin^b, A. I. Nedbai^a, A. S. Bugaev^c

^a Institute of Physics, Saint-Petersburg State University
^b Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg
^c Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, State University, Institutskii per. 9, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow oblast, 141700, Russia

Abstract: The results of acoustic investigations of the melting and crystallization of indium-gallium alloys of different compositions embedded in porous glass matrices with a pore size of 18 nm are presented. It was shown that the formation of the $\alpha$ and $\beta$ crystalline modifications of gallium is possible depending on the alloy composition in nanopores. The fraction of $\beta$-Ga increased as the indium concentration in the alloy increased. Stabilization of $\beta$-Ga in conditions of confined geometry was revealed. Broadening of the melting region of the $\alpha$ phase of gallium and narrowing of the melting region of $\beta$-Ga, as compared with the corresponding bulk alloys, were observed.

Received: 03.07.2014