Hidden structure in amorphous solids

Details Hidden structure in amorphous solids Hidden structure in amorphous solids

2009-08-06

arxiv.org/abs/0908.0777v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

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Recent theoretical studies of amorphous silicon [Y. Pan et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 206403 (2008)] have revealed subtle but significant structural correlations in network topology: the tendency for short (long) bonds to be spatially correlated with other short (long) bonds). These structures were linked to the electronic band tails in the optical gap. In this paper, we further examine these issues for amorphous silicon, and demonstrate that analogous correlations exist in amorphous SiO2, and in the organic molecule, b-carotene. We conclude with a discussion of the origin of the effects and its possible generality.

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