Local order and structural transitions in amorphous metal-metalloid alloys.

This paper investigates a model for the liquid and amorphous solid states of a Ni(80%) + P(20%) alloy using molecular dynamics computer simulation. Atomic interactions are represented with spherically symmetric pair potentials selected to account for atomic sizes and relative bond strengths. Selfdiffusion constants and the three independent atomic pair correlation functions have been evaluated over a wide temperature range.