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Amorphous Material Discovery
Amorphous Solid
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Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism in molten platinum droplets where pinned atoms prevent crystallization, enabling the formation of amorphous solids at temperatures significantly below the metal's typical melting point. This breakthrough offers new pathways for creating amorphous materials with unique properties.
Correlated Linguistic Patterns
["atoms pinned motionless"
"blocked crystallisation"
"kept the metal liquid more than 1
000\u00b0C below platinum\u2019s normal melting point"
"steered cooling metal toward an amorphous solid instead of a crystal"]
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Inside droplets of molten platinum, researchers found atoms pinned motionless even at extreme temperatures — and when enough formed a ring, they blocked crystallisation and kept the metal liquid more than 1,000°C below platinum’s normal melting point.
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