Solid lacking long-range order but retaining short-range coordination. Includes glasses (SiO₂, metallic glasses), amorphous semiconductors (a-Si), and many polymers. Thermodynamically metastable with respect to the crystalline phase but…
Solid lacking long-range order but retaining short-range coordination. Includes glasses (SiO₂, metallic glasses), amorphous semiconductors (a-Si), and many polymers. Thermodynamically metastable with respect to the crystalline phase but…