“Amorphous” Crystals: Crystals Formed from Amorphous Constituents

Abstract

Abstract: Amorphous crystals, a family of crystals consist of amorphous building blocks were discovered at about ten years ago. The discovery challenged our understanding of the inherent disorder that can be presented in a crystal, and have attracted a lot of research attentions. Many progresses have been made in this field during the past ten years. This review will serve as a summary of the progresses made and hopefully could promote more research efforts and push this research field forward fast.

Key words: amorphous crystal, long-range order, atomic structure, short-range disorder, amorphous carbon cluster

CLC Number:

TB34

WANG Lin, TIAN Yongjun. “Amorphous” Crystals: Crystals Formed from Amorphous Constituents[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2022, 51(9-10): 1535-1540.

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