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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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Autores principales: Taffs, Jade, Patrick Royall, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27779187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13225