It is widely believed that the continuous random network (CRN) model represents the
structural topology of amorphous silicon. The key evidence is that the model can reproduce …

The chemical instability of traditional organically‐decorated superhydrophobic metal
surfaces is a significant issue, severely limiting practical applications. This is due to the …

Amorphous materials are used for both structural and functional applications,,,,. An
amorphous solid usually forms under driven conditions such as melt quenching, irradiation …

The pair distribution function (PDF) is a versatile tool to describe the structure of disordered
and amorphous materials. Electron PDF (ePDF) uses the advantage of strong scattering of …

A new parametrization of the widely used Stillinger–Weber potential is proposed for silicon,
allowing for an improved modelling of defects and plasticity-related properties. The …

Atomic structure of amorphous silicon consistent with several reported experimental
measurements has been obtained from annealing simulations using electron density …

Vibrational spectroscopy is a nondestructive technique commonly used in chemical and
physical analyses to determine atomic structures and associated properties. However, the …

Structural disorder and distortion play a significant role in phase transformations.
Experimentally, electron diffraction in the transmission electron microscope offers the ability …

Environmental mineralogy is rapidly expanding in technological directions that allow for the
detection, characterization, and understanding of non-crystalline and poorly crystalline …

Micro-or minor alloying of metallic glasses is of technological interest. An originally ductile
Pd-based monolithic bulk metallic glass (Pd 40 Ni 40 P 20) was selectively manipulated by …