There are at least three fundamental states of matter, depending upon temperature and
pressure: gas, liquid, and solid (crystal). These states are separated by first-order phase …

The intrinsic structural heterogeneities of amorphous alloys are closely related to the
thermodynamics and dynamical behavior, such as relaxation/crystallization, glass transition …

In a 3D model mimicking realistic Cu64Zr36 metallic glass, we uncovered a direct link
between the quasi-localized low-frequency vibrational modes and the local atomic packing …

When a system undergoes a transition from a liquid to a solid phase, it passes through
multiple intermediate structures before reaching the final state. However, our knowledge on …

By using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations, the dynamics of two-dimensional (2D)
supercooled liquids turns out to be dependent on the system size, while the size …

What determines the glass property remains one of the major unsolved problems in both
condensed matter physics and materials science. Despite extensive research attempting to …

We characterize vibrational motion occurring at low temperatures in dense suspensions of
soft repulsive spheres over a broad range of volume fractions encompassing the jamming …

Despite the fundamental nature and practical importance of melting, there is still no
generally accepted theory of this ubiquitous phenomenon. Even the earliest simulations of …

Disordered solids exhibit unusual properties of their vibrational states and thermal
conductivities. Recent progresses have well established the concept of" elastic …

The boson peak, which represents an excess of vibrational states compared to Debye's
prediction at low frequencies, has been studied extensively, and yet, its nature remains …