Nanometer scale metallic glass particles would appear to be a natural result of this method of metal nanoparticle synthesis<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoparticle#Synthesis> :
Inert-gas condensation is frequently used to make nanoparticles from metals with low melting points. The metal is vaporized in a vacuum chamber and then supercooled with an inert gas stream. The supercooled metal vapor condenses into nanometer-size particles, which can be entrained in the inert gas stream and deposited on a substrate or studied in situ. On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 4:46 PM, a.ashfield <a.ashfi...@verizon.net> wrote: > James > Bowery<http://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=vortex-l@eskimo.com&q=from:%22James+Bowery%22> > Sat, > 22 Mar 2014 14:14:49 > -0700<http://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=vortex-l@eskimo.com&q=date:20140322> > > > It sounds like amorphous metals may be a fruitful avenue of research. > > Yes, I imagine abrasion would cause lots of surface cracks on an amorphous > metal - if it behaves like glass. > I had wondered in the past whether the surface preparation of the palladium > electrodes was one of the keys. > > Don't know how to develop cracks in a powdered material. I suppose that if > the material is not too ductile, just the > formation of the powder in a ball mill would do it. SO experimenting with > the ball mill might be one possibility. > >
