The role of fivefold symmetry in suppressing crystallization

Although long assumed to have an important role in the suppression of crystallization and the development of glassformers, the effect of local fivefold symmetry has never been directly tested. Here we consider whether such suppression of crystallization has a kinetic or thermodynamic nature and inve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Taffs, Jade, Patrick Royall, C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093329/