Effect of swift heavy ion irradiation on the short range order in novel electrodeposited ternary amorphous alloys

• We give information on the effect of swift heavy ion irradiation in novel electrodeposited ternary amorphous alloys.
• We observed changes in the short range order of Sn-Co-Fe irradiated with 246 MeV energy Kr ions.
• We observed changes in the short range order of Sn-Ni-Fe irradiated with 600 MeV energy Xe ions.
• Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements supplied important information about the changes in the short range order of ternary alloys due to swift heavy ion irradiation.

The effect of swift heavy ion irradiation in novel electrodeposited ternary amorphous alloys was studied by 57Fe and 119Sn conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy. Irradiation of Sn3Co3Fe with 246 MeV Kr ions induces partial segregation and rearrangement of the constituent elements from the amorphous state toward an ordered state. The Sn3Ni3Fe irradiated with 600 MeV Xe ions exhibits transformation from the as-deposited amorphous toward a slightly more disordered state due to the swift heavy ion irradiation.