金属玻璃的发明和研究已经整整50年了.半个世纪以来,金属玻璃不但成为性能独特的新材料,同时也是研究材料科学和凝聚态物理中一些重要问题的模型体系.金属玻璃的研究已经成为凝聚态物理的一个重要分支.文章简要介绍了金属玻璃的研究历史以及最新的进展,并扼要介绍了这门学科的发展前景.
Metallic glasses have been in development over the last half century,and are currently at the cutting edge of research.As a new type of glassy material,they are of considerable significance in condensed matter physics,materials science,and engineering.Their unique structural features and outstanding mechanical,physical and chemical properties provide a model system for studying certain long-standing fundamental issues,and have potential engineering and functional applications.We present a comprehensive review of the history of metallic glasses,followed by a brief account of recent progress in fundamental research and applications in this rapidly moving field.