The role of structure in the formation and properties of glasses

本项目旨在通过应用新开发的结构测定方法来研究局部原子结构在玻璃的形成和机械性能中的作用。该项目希望确定玻璃为什么形成，以及它们的结构如何导致它们不受欢迎的、有限的、脆性的机械故障。该项目的预期结果是更好地测量无序材料的原子结构，并产生更清晰的玻璃结构-性质关系。这将为澳大利亚的工业带来巨大的好处，因为它能够设计出更好的玻璃形成系统和更坚固、更坚硬的玻璃。

This project aims to investigate the role of local atomic structure in the formation and mechanical properties of glasses by applying newly developed structure-determination methods. This project expects to establish why glasses form and how their structure gives rise to their undesirable, and limiting, brittle mechanical failure. The anticipated outcomes of this project are better ways to measure the atomic structure of disordered materials and the generation of more clear-cut structure-property relationships for glasses. This will provide significant benefit to Australian industries by enabling the design of better glass-forming systems and stronger, tougher glasses.