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Structure Transformations and Supercooling in Nanostructured Gallium Alloys

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The effect of size reduction on the phase diagrams of metallic alloys is of great importance for modern applications. Gallium-based alloys are considered as prospective nanomaterials for soft robotics and wearable electronics. Here, we present NMR studies of the Ga–In–Sn eutectic alloy confined to a porous glass with pore size 18 nm, which demonstrated the liquid–liquid phase transition in the supercooled state of the alloy. The phase transition was detected upon cooling by emergence of a second component of the 71Ga NMR line with higher Knight shift. This additional component survived at lower temperatures and was observed upon successive warming. 115In NMR measurements were also conducted to monitor the alloy composition at freezing and melting. The critical point was evidenced. The splitting of the 71Ga NMR line was not found in a binary Ga–Sn alloy embedded into porous glass and opal templates, which suggests that liquid–liquid phase transition is sensitive to the alloy composition.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Russian Science Foundation, grant 21-72-20038. Measurements were carried out using the equipment of the Research Park of St. Petersburg State University.

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The studies were financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation, grant 21-72-20038.

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  1. St.-Petersburg State University, St.-Petersburg, 198504, Russia

    A. A. Vasilev, D. Yu. Podorozhkin, D. Yu. Nefedov, E. V. Charnaya & V. M. Mikushev

  2. Ioffe Institute RAS, St.-Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    Yu. A. Kumzerov & A. V. Fokin

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Conceptualization: DYP, EVC, YAK. Methodology: AAV, DYP, EVC. Formal analysis and investigation: AAV, DYP, DYN, VMM, AVF. Writing—original draft preparation: AAV, DYP. Writing—review and editing: EVC. Funding acquisition: YAK. Resources: VMM, AVF. Supervision: EVC. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Vasilev, A.A., Podorozhkin, D.Y., Nefedov, D.Y. et al. Structure Transformations and Supercooling in Nanostructured Gallium Alloys. Appl Magn Reson 53, 1649–1659 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00723-022-01490-y

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