Order, disorder, and everything in between: Shining light on the gray zone where crystals end and glasses begin

Abstract

Crystals and glasses may be less different than textbooks would have us believe. New atomistic simulations reveal a common structural origin for energy dissipation across polycrystalline and amorphous solids, further dissolving the traditional boundary between order and disorder.

Crystals and glasses may be less different than textbooks would have us believe. New atomistic simulations reveal a common structural origin for energy dissipation across polycrystalline and amorphous solids, further dissolving the traditional boundary between order and disorder.