Bedorf, D.; Richert, R.; Samwer, K. - In: The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter and … 80 (2011) 3, pp. 325-329
Metallic glass samples with compositions Zr<Subscript>65</Subscript>Al<Subscript>7.5</Subscript>Cu<Subscript>27.5</ Subscript> and Pd<Subscript>77</Subscript>Cu<Subscript>6</Subscript>Si<Subscript>17</Subs cript>, for which loss factors of up to 10<Superscript>-2</Superscript> have been reported, are reinvestigated with an electrostatic vibrating cantilever technique that detects dissipation factors tan δ as low as 10<Superscript>-4</Superscript>. It is found that tan δ ≈ 4×10<Superscript>-4</Superscript>...</superscript></superscript></superscript><//subs></subscript></subscript></subscript><//></subscript></subscript></subscript>