journal article·2026-02

Structural relaxation and defect dynamics in Fe92Si6C2 amorphous alloys under controlled annealing

S. F. Samadov, A. P. Abdullayev, A. S. Abiyev, V. I. Ahmadov, A. A. Sidorin, N. V. M. Trung, N. M. Rafiyev, T. N. Vershinina, A. A. Isayeva, O. S. Orlov

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 61· Issue 7
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