“非晶”晶体:短程原子结构无序的晶体

大约十年前,人类在高压原位研究中首次发现了一种由无序原子团簇按周期性排列而形成的特殊晶体,被称为“非晶”晶体。该发现改写了人类对晶体中要求原子结构长程和短程皆有序的定义,引起了科学家们的研究兴趣,科研人员对比开展了大量研究。本文对过去十年里在“非晶”晶体材料研究中的进展进行小结和展望,希望能够吸引更多研究者对此类材料进行深入的探索和研究,并推动此研究领域不断向前发展。

“Amorphous” Crystals: Crystals Formed from Amorphous Constituents

Amorphous crystals, a family of crystals consist of amorphous building blocks were discovered at about ten years ago. The discovery challenged our understanding of the inherent disorder that can be presented in a crystal, and have attracted a lot of research attentions. Many progresses have been made in this field during the past ten years. This review will serve as a summary of the progresses made and hopefully could promote more research efforts and push this research field forward fast.