The influence of doping with tin on the structure of Cu0.70Si0.30 eutectic melt

Abstract The structural changes in liquid Cu 0.70 Si 0.30 eutectic melt upon doping with tin (5, 10, 15 and 20 at.%) have been studied by means of the X-ray diffraction method and the obtained structure factors and pair correlation functions have been analyzed. Experimental total structure factors have also been used to calculate partial factors by means of the reverse Monte-Carlo method. It has been shown that Sn atoms exhibit a tendency to form clusters in the matrix of the liquid eutectic melt.